Mountain Scene
May 16, 2021
By PHILIP CHANDLER
The owners of Queenstown’s stunning Remarkables Station, Jillian (left) and Dick Jardine are pictured with Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (centre) after being made Members of the Order of New Zealand at a ceremony in Wellington last week.
The couple made headlines last year by announcing they’d be gifting 900 hectares of their
station to Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, which protects NZ’s natural heritage, in 2022,
coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the family’s ownership of the land.
Soon after the couple featured on the New Year’s honours list for services to philanthropy and conservation.
Extremely fortunate couple s dramatic escape from burning boat in Woolshed Bay, Coromandel
4 Feb, 2021 01:04 AM
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The boat anchored in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island, burst into flames and sank. Photo / Morris and Gail Watson
The boat anchored in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island, burst into flames and sank. Photo / Morris and Gail Watson
NZ Herald
An Auckland couple were lucky to escape from their luxury launch when it burst into flames on Wednesday night.
Eyewitness Morris Watson said the boat owner noticed a burning smell at about 9.30 pm.
He opened a hatch in the cockpit housing the batteries only to find the area engulfed in flames.
An oil slick is being dealt with off Woolshed Bay.
Photo: 123RF
Council staff are scrambling to contain the 5km long and 300m wide oil slick in a Coromandel bay following a boat blaze there overnight.
Waikato Regional Council deployed staff after the 47-foot fibreglass launch caught fire and sunk in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island.
There was 2000 litres of diesel on board. Those on board at the time were able to escape safely.
A regional council maritime officer has been at the scene of the sinking since early this morning.
The council said the slick was first noticed early this afternoon and an oil spill response was initiated and it has set up an emergency operations centre.
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council Waikato Regional Council staff have set up booms around the site of a sunken vessel on the Coromandel Peninsula to prevent any further spread of diesel. Its understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire …
Waikato Regional Council staff have set up booms around the site of a sunken vessel on the Coromandel Peninsula to prevent any further spread of diesel.
It’s understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire and sunk in the early hours of this morning in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island.
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council Waikato Regional Council staff have been deployed to a bay on the Coromandel Peninsula after a slick was found following an overnight boat fire. Its understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire and …
Waikato Regional Council staff have been deployed to a bay on the Coromandel Peninsula after a slick was found following an overnight boat fire.
It’s understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire and sunk in the early hours of this morning in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island.
People on board at the time the fire started were able to escape safely.