Closing the Milford road from the eastern entrance of the
Homer Tunnel for up to two weeks starting yesterday should
not affect tourism, despite Queen's Birthday Weekend falling
in the middle of the closure.
The father of a British man killed in the Fox Glacier tragedy
says the Government has failed to improve the safety of
adventure tourism and New Zealand remains "more dangerous
than it should be".
A skydiving plane carrying nine people was over the allowable
weight limit and unbalanced when it plummeted to the ground
and burst into flames, killing everyone aboard, a coroner has
found.
Night-time closures and increased monitoring on the Milford
road will continue until weather conditions allow the New
Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to finish an inspection of a
rockfall area.
Residents of Franz Josef are torn over how to manage risks
posed by the Alpine Fault running through the centre of the
town, judging by submissions made to the Westland District
Council and released at the weekend.
