Industry wants ski hills excluded from mass gathering status

Industry wants ski hills excluded from mass gathering status
Brent Melville
New Zealand's ski season looks likely to open on time after Prime Minister Jacinda Adrern confirmed that large-scale activities such as ski resorts and golf courses offered a "different set of circumstances" from the mass gathering limitations envisaged under government's covid level 2 rules. However, industry players said they were still seeking guidance as level 2 rules, which now limit outdoor gatherings to 100 people, “hadn’t contemplated” a scenario with people spread across 500 hectares. NZSki, operator of Coronet Peak and The Remar...

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