Shotover River
Plans to flush treated sewage water into Shotover river
27 Mar 2025
The Queenstown Lakes District Council said it's being forced to use emergency powers to pump 12,000 cubic metres of effluent into the Shotover each day. At the moment the treated sewage is discharged… Audio
Gilt-y pleasures: Justin Eden on the lure of gold
4 Feb 2021
The heyday of New Zealand's gold rush may have passed, but there's still gold in those rivers - if you know where to look. Justin Eden has spent forty years mining gold both here and in Australia. He… Audio, Gallery
Three people remain in hospital after tree fell on them
23 Jan 2019
Three people are likely to spend a second night in Dunedin Hospital after a large willow tree fell on them at the Shotover Jet base at Arthurs Point near Queenstown. Audio
Staff 'devastated' after guide dies on Shotover River
23 Mar 2018
The man who died in a rafting accident in Queenstown today was an experienced guide.
