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Safety first in adventure tourism

By MARTIN SNEDDEN - 09 May 2013
I know I’m on a hiding to nothing sticking my head up to defend the safety culture within New Zealand’s adventure tourism industry in a week that the coroner has passed down his verdict on the cause of the Fox Glacier crash which took nine lives, some of them international visitors. The families are naturally still grieving and have an absolute right to strongly express their views. But some things have to be said.

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An avid fisherman who wanted to share his love of Lake Taupo and the outdoors, Chris Jolly founded his business with his wife Sue in 1980, building an operation that offers activity options for most markets and visitor segments.Click here to read on.

 


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