"David Bennetts" wrote in message
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The parents of a British traveller who died while trekking in Nelson
Lakes National Park say safety regulations in NZ need to be improved.

Read the full story he
http://www.lep.co.uk/ViewArticle.asp...7&SectionID=73


What do other people think?

How do you prevent people from walking alone? It can be quite dangerous
in remote areas in Australia and New Zealand - it isn't like Britain where
there is almost invariably a house around the corner. Regulations don't
prevent people getting into trouble in cases like this.

David Bennetts
Australia
I beg to differ. There are many places in Britain where one can get lost.
Remote areas such as Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, The Dales, Yorkshire Moors,
Scottish Highlands.To mention a few.
These days one should be made to carry EPERBS and the like.
LL
Australia