Public input on adventure tourism review called for

Published: 5:56PM Wednesday November 25, 2009 Source: NZPA

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People can now have their say on a review of adventure tourism.

The review arose out of a letter sent to Prime Minister John Key by the father of drowned English tourist Emily Jordan.

Jordan, 21, drowned in Central Otago's Kawarau River in April last year after being trapped underwater for 20 minutes while riverboarding.

Queenstown's Mad Dog River Boarding was fined $66,000 and ordered to pay $80,000 in reparation to the Jordan family after admitting two Health and Safety in Employment Act charges.

Mr Jordan urged Key to look at better regulating the adventure tourism sector.

Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson says the review team had prepared questionnaires for outdoor and commercial sector operators, associations and organisations, and another for individuals.

"Feedback from the questionnaires will complement the review's first interim report - a stocktake on the current situation - which I hope to receive before Christmas," Wilkinson says.

"These questionnaires provide an opportunity for those interested in the outcome of this review to have their say.

"People from around the world come to experience the adrenaline rush that our outdoor adventure activities provide and we want to ensure our industry is among the best and safest in the world."

Questionnaires need to be returned to the Labour Department by December 16.

The review panel is due to report recommendations to the minister by March 31.

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