A boat on the Shotover River has crashed with 10 people on board, causing injuries to nine passengers. Police and emergency services were called to Skippers Canyon, near Queenstown, at around 10am ...

About the time my friends decided to open a bottle of Otago’s finest pinot noir was when I realised it might not have been ...

Protesters are calling on Queenstown's council to scrap plans to discharge treated sewage into the Shotover River.Tess Brunton / RNZ Protesters picketed a Queenstown wastewater plant as they ...

In Kawarau River downstream of the confluence with Shotover River and adjacent to Shotover Country, E. coli levels were most recently measured at 39.9cfu/100ml. Mr Mason confirmed that while ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Saturday the Bell 206 L-4 tour helicopter that plummeted into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people onboard, was not ...

Wastewater will be directly discharged into the Shotover River from Monday morning, the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has confirmed. The council is enacting emergency powers under the ...

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will commence direct discharge of fully treated wastewater into the Shotover River from Monday morning, 31 March 2025. This follows approval to exercise ...

Photo: David Williams More than 12,000 cubic metres of treated wastewater a day could be discharged directly into the Shotover River in the country’s premiere tourist resort, according to a ...

The Summit is significantly influenced by Lochnagar, a tranquil lake located at the source of the Shotover River. Lochnagar's lake scenes are renowned for their scenic beauty, which provide a ...

Year-round, travellers might take high-speed rides on Lake Wakatipu and along the shallow whitewater rapids of the Shotover River town aboard the world's first fully electric jet boats.

Drive just north of Queenstown to Arthurs Point, straddling the Shotover River/Kimiākau, and get set for a high-octane boat ride with Shotover Jet. The Queenstown adventure staple will have you ...