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Objectives

To develop an understanding of recent incidents and accidents in the tourism industry in New Zealand


Activity

Researching tourism incidents and accidents


Task

In groups of four, research one of the following incidents:

  • Mangatepopo canyoning tragedy
  • Cave Creek
  • Riverboarding death, April 2008, Queenstown
  • Milford Road coach crash, July 2009


Identify the following:

  • what happened
  • what went wrong
  • how it could have been avoided
  • any legal consequences


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