Background
Cave Creek is a small stream in Paparoa National Park. The viewing platform was erected by the Department of Conservation (DOC) in April 1994, and looked out over a 30-metre chasm with a view of where the creek emerges from a cave system below.
The designers and builders of the platform did not have appropriate qualifications for the job, and at least ten major problems or oversights occurred during the platform's construction. The platform was highly unsafe, especially with large numbers of people on it.
Read more about this topic: Cave Creek Disaster
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