Sand Safaris

30th September 2026 Liquidations / Sand Safaris

Operator collapses owing nearly $2m, including $470k STAPP loan

The first liquidators’ report into the operator identifies a lost school bus contract and costs following a tourist’s death as factors in its collapse.

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26th August 2026 Liquidations / Sand Safaris

Operator penalised $400k over tourist’s death goes into liquidation

Far North tourism operator Sand Safaris 2014 Limited has been placed in liquidation following an application by Inland Revenue, which is owed nearly $1m.

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22nd August 2023 Sand Safaris / WorkSafe

WorkSafe urges safety after tourist death, $400k in penalties

A Northland operator is sentenced after South Korean visitor Jin Chang Oh died while sandboarding in 2019.

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