More high-profile crashes involving Chinese tourists on New Zealand roads could have a "negative impact" on relations between the two peoples, China’s deputy consul-general fears. The comments followed high-profile fatal crashes caused by tourists in recent years, including the one that killed Dunedin motorcyclist Riley Baker in August. Mr Baker died when Chinese tourist Limin Ma’s rental car crossed the centre line near Shag Point, prompting fresh calls for tourist driver testing from his grieving partner, Amy McCarthy, and his sister, Sarah Baker. That work was "heading in the right direction" but had to continue, or the relationship between New Zealanders and their Chinese visitors could suffer, he said. "My concern is how the local Kiwi friends will view the Chinese tourists — their thinking about Chinese tourists.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2016 17:08 UTC