A million tourists visit Milford Sound every year, including on cruise ships. What is the level of risk from natural disaster New Zealand is prepared to accept?

Queen Mary 2 becomes the largest ship to ever sail New Zealand's Milford Sound. The 151,400 tonne ocean liner carried 2500 guests through the famous fiordland on Saturday, March 16.Credit ...

Fiordland National Park in New Zealand is a place renowned for its raw beauty- where nature feels boundless and otherworldly. We toured Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, and Dusky Sound over a day of ...

Once only accessible by foot or boat, Milford Sound is now an easy daytrip from Queenstown by car, tour bus or scenic flight. Snaking along the edges of New Zealand's longest lake, Lake Wakatipu ...

But an even more devastating catastrophe could happen at one of New Zealand's most iconic tourist destinations, Piopiotahi/Milford Sound. And it is unclear how this disaster can be prevented.