Thread: Hunting in NZ, is it too easy?

One aspect of this discussion has been the numbers of tourists requiring sar to get them out of trouble.
Here are some numbers, and although a little out of date, they are not likely to have changed dramatically.
Year 06_07
People assisted 1774, of which 300 were tourists. @17%

Year 07_08
2067 assisted. 158 were tourists. 8%

Year 9
08_09
Total assisted 1991 of which 245 were tourists. 12 %

These figures are a cross the board and will include tramping, hunting, boating etc.
I suspect these numbers are lower than most would imagine.