NZ First leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has taken a swipe at what he says are “overly influential bureaucratic processes” which may signal the end of the New Zealand leg of the Sail GP.
SailGP is a global sailing championship that features some of the world’s best sailors competing in high-speed, high-performance F50 catamarans. The event was created by New Zealand-born Olympic Gold Medallist sailor Sir Russell Coutts, who now serves as its chief executive.
Last week, during the New Zealand leg held at Christchurch’s Lyttleton Harbour, Mr. Coutts slammed what he termed as an “extreme” policy of marine animal management after a race on Saturday was initially delayed by the sighting of a Hector’s Dolphin in the race zone....
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