Category: Visitors

Rees Valley station public access rules

Rees Valley Station – a reminder about public access The Scott family at Rees Valley Station would like to respectfully remind the community that the Oxburn Creek is on Rees Valley and that public access to this location, on both sides of the creek, requires prior permission from the landholder.  In addition to the farming […]

Glenorchy campground reopens

Glenorchy’s Mrs Woolly’s Campground is opening for the season on Saturday 22 October Mrs Woolly’s Campground opened last year after with a fresh new shared kitchen, showers, bathrooms, laundry facilities and and visitor amenities including a children’s playground. Conveniently-located adjacent to Mrs Woolly’s General Store, Mrs Woolly’s Campground offers 36 unpowered, open-air sites for tenting, […]

Dart track closed

Day walk access through the Dart Valley has been temporarily suspended due to the severe damage caused by recent storms. The Rees Valley remains open for day walks but visitors need to be aware that windfall is likely to be encountered. On the Dart Track, the wind and snow storms caused large areas of treefall and […]

Dart track reopens!!!

DOC Wakatipu staff are celebrating as trampers will again be able to complete the full Rees-Dart circuit from the 1 st March 2017. The track reopens following a three year closure due to ongoing issues caused by the Te Koroka / Slip Stream area landslide. To reopen the track has taken a team effort across a number […]

Qldc Glenorchy road update

12.10pm: * Glenorchy Road – closed near Bob’s Cove. Estimated cleanup operation of 5-6 hours. We’re hopeful the road will be open to at least one lane of traffic by 5.00pm tonight.* Glenorchy Road – closed between Fernhill and Sunshine Bay. A second debris flow has come down here. Crews are on site and a […]

GLENORCHY LAGOON WALKWAY TRIPADVISOR WINNER

We are very happy to announce that the iconic Glenorchy Lagoon Walkway has won the TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE 2015 – a prestigious travellers award recognising the quality of a service or business that can only be earned through consistently great reviews. As a community we are very proud of this award especially because of […]

EXTREME CARE REQUIRED AROUND OUR WATERWAYS

Our beautiful backyard is an idyllic place, however there are many HIDDEN DANGERS in our waterways.  When swimming or enjoying other waterbased activities EXTREME CARE IS REQUIRED. The points where the rivers meet the lake are particularly hazardous and can be DEADLY. When swimming or enjoying other waterbased activities these areas including rivers in the […]

Routeburn track update

Despite the spring is obviously here and so far we have had some gorgeous warm days, it is still necessary to remember that WINTER IS NOT FULLY OVER YET!! This pays twice especially on the mountainous tracks in our backyard:  TAKE CARE & STAY SAFE!