A memorial at Cave Creek with carefully chosen stones brought from the creek bed. Photo: supplied/ DOCRelatives of the victims of Cave Creek are unable to mark the 25th anniversary because of Covid-19 restrictions. "We had planned to open the Cave Creek memorial walkway and unveil some panels beside the memorial stone telling people what had happened on the day and how it happened. "I think that's the most important outcome of the Cave Creek tragedy that DOC's structures are now safe and people can step onto them with complete confidence that they are not going to fall down as the Cave Creek platform did. The whole organisation is built on the shoulders of those people at Cave Creek and I feel tragic about that but our systems are built out of Cave Creek.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 27, 2020 22:18 UTC