News: Safety

Ardent Leisure issues statement of apology over Dreamworld deaths

With the Coronial inquest into the fatalities of four guests at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld now adjourned until October, management of the attraction and its parent company Ardent…

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Jun 30, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Marketing / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Work to begin on Christchurch cathedral restoration

An agreement between the New Zealand Government, the Anglican Church and heritage groups is likely to see work begin on the rebuilding of Christchurch’s cathedral in the coming…

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Jun 30, 2018 Attractions / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Dreamworld ride ‘should not have been in service’ at time of four guest fatalities

An engineering supervisor at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld has told a Coronial inquest that the attraction’s Thunder River Rapids ride "should not have been in service"…

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Jun 29, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Technology / Tourism /

 
 

Inquest advised that Dreamworld ride had ‘rat’s nest’ of wiring before October 2016 fatalities

A Coronial inquest into the deaths of four people at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld in October 2016 has heard there was a "rat's nest" of wiring at the Thunder River Rapids…

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Jun 28, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Christchurch Town Hall redevelopment to include new orchestral space

The architectural firm that designed the Town Hall has released drawings of the new addition that will provide a home for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra (CSO). The new Warren and…

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Jun 27, 2018 Entertainment / Safety / Venues /

 
 

Dreamworld ride trainer told Police that junior operator knew about emergency shutdown

The Coronial inquest into the deaths of four guests at a Gold Coast theme park has been played a video of a Dreamworld ride trainer telling Queensland Police that a junior employee working…

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Jun 27, 2018 Attractions / Education / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Inquest hears that Dreamworld cut back maintenance in months before 2016 ride fatalities

The Coronial inquest into the deaths of four people on a popular ride at Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld has heard that cutbacks in repairs and maintenance were ordered seven months prior…

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Jun 26, 2018 Attractions / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

Westpac Stadium experiences ‘weekend from hell’ after Ice Hockey Classic cancellation

Westpac Stadium Chief Executive Shane Harmon has told NewstalkZB that the Wellington venue experienced a “weekend from hell" with technical problems and then high winds causing…

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Jun 25, 2018 Entertainment / Events / Safety / Venues /

 
 

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