Government proposes tougher safety rules for adventure activity operators

A RNZ article.

The government wants to bring in tougher safety rules for adventure activity operators, in response to the deadly 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption.

There were 47 people on the island – most of them tourists – when it erupted. Twenty-two people were killed and many others were seriously injured.

It prompted a review of the adventure activity regulations and Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood has today unveiled a set of proposals to tighten them up.

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