22nd January 2024 Incident / LegalGo Jets Wānaka and one of its skippers have been charged over a crash on the Clutha River more than a year ago.
21st November 2023 Legal / WhakaariInbounders say WorkSafe’s continued legal action creates uncertainty and puts every tourism distributor on notice.
6th September 2023 Legal / WhakaariCharges against the owners of Whakaari White Island over the deadly 2019 eruption have been thrown out.
10th July 2023 Legal / WhakaariThree helicopter tour operators charged by WorkSafe plead guilty just days before the trial starts.
26th November 2021 LegalA Department of Conservation ranger has been ordered to pay reparation of $10,400 by the Whanganui District Court for a jet boat collision with a kayaker on the Whanganui River in November 2020.
10th November 2021 LegalSouthern Discoveries says it has taken measures to improve safety after a worker was seriously injured on one of its scenic passenger vessels.
22nd June 2021 Legal / Scenic FlightThe charge relates to a January 2010 flight involving passengers from Milford Sound.
21st June 2021 Development / LegalOverseas investor Seung Heun Lee bought Northland properties worth $10.4m without consent.
22nd April 2021 Legal / QACQLDC’s lease to Queenstown Airport Corporation has been cast aside.
19th April 2021 Hotels / LegalThe hotel group has launched legal action over the lease renewal of the land on which its Copthorne Hotel & Resort Bay of Islands is situated.
1st April 2021 CAP / LegalCAP says it is taking legal advice after the High Court found the operator’s chairlift spread the 2017 Port Hills fires.
26th March 2021 Freedom Camping / LegalQueenstown Lakes District Council is taking legal advice after the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) challenged the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2019.
15th September 2020 Legal / STAAPA lawyer acting for tourism firms unhappy with the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme may launch a High Court judicial this week.
8th April 2020 Cruise / LegalThe Government is exploring legal options, says Jacinda Ardern.
