Its all very well to slag the incident but don't you think that this is an indicator of the conditions of our regional airports in NZ, poor taxiway markings, bad lighting for night use and mixed with wet surfaces, impossible to see.
Nelson is one of a number of regional airports where markings could be improved, Palmerston North, Invercargill, Hamilton spring to mind with similar problems.
Invercargill, Palmerston North, Nelson (apart from the centre taxiway) have no taxiway lighting.
It is time that the local airport authorities invested some of the exorbitant fees they collect into making there airports safer.
