Photo: suppliedThe wife of a man killed in a Wanaka helicopter crash says the fine given to The Helicopter Line (THL) shows "life is cheap in New Zealand". THL was yesterday convicted and fined $47,600 on charges stemming from the 2014 crash of a helicopter near Wanaka that killed Auckland businessman Jerome Box. Mr Box's widow Adelle Box told Stuff the fine showed "life is cheap in New Zealand". Its pilot, Dave Matthews, a THL employee, failed to add an extra 4kg to the declared weight of each passenger, which meant the aircraft was 27.6kg heavier than calculated. However, the parties had agreed that THL's failings did not cause the crash, Judge Doogue said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 01, 2018 21:56 UTC