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Shotover Jet giving free rides to Queenstown's essential workers
Employees from medical centres, supermarkets, education, emergency response and transport companies will get a free thrill ride on the Shotover Jet.

Pressure to drop Shotover Jet's exclusive rights to famous river canyons
Kayakers and rafters say they are effectively denied access to world-class whitewater due to a deal the Queenstown jetboat firm struck three decades ago.

Plan to turn Shotover Jet's V8 jet boats electric
Shotover Jet is planning to become the first tourism business in the world to operate electricity-powered jet boats.

Real Journeys plans to brew beer by Queenstown's Shotover Jet
Real Journeys plans to add a brewery to an existing cafe and Department of Conservation (DOC) office in Queenstown.

Fences that break the rules at Queenstown subdivision will be investigated - council
About 50 Queenstown homeowners have been caught in a council crackdown on non-compliant fences in a new subdivision. The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has written to Shotover Country residents reminding them of the rules and threatening them with a $750 daily fee if non-compliance continues. A council spokesman said the council was undertaking enforcement in a "consistent manner". After 28 days, an abatement notice would be served on property owners under the Resource Management Act requiring compliance before the fee was imposed.

Gone in 2 hours: over 40 Queenstown sections
Just over 40 sections in the last tract of developable land in Shotover Country, excluding that earmarked as a Special Housing Area (SHA), were snapped up within two hours last week.Developer Sharyn Stalker told the Otago Daily...

Jimmy Fallon show eyes Queenstown's Shotover drone
It's attracted the eye of top Hollywood film producers and now an American chat show wants to know about a Queenstown company's latest project.

No one hurt when Shotover Jet boat hits rock
Shotover Jet has temporarily suspended operations today after a jet boat hit a rock.

Shotover Jet takes Trip Advisor top spot
Shotover Jet has become Trip Advisor's most reviewed single activity in Queenstown.

Neighbours want more swimming and fewer jet boats on Shotover River
A council panel recommends retaining lengthy exclusive use of the river for Shotover Jet, frustrating swimmers, kayakers and rafters.

Ngai Tahu Tourism reopens Huka Falls and Shotover River jetboat rides
Ticket prices will drop with Ngai Tahu Tourism resumes jetboat trips.

Frogs and birds lifestyle up for grabs with sale of self-sufficient homestead
A picturesque homestead at the centre of New Zealand's gold-rush history, and on the heritage-listed Skippers Canyon Road, is up for sale.The "off the grid" property on close to 20 acres, with the Shotover River running alongside,...

Council investigates non-compliant fences in Queenstown's Shotover Country
About 50 Shotover Country home owners have been caught in a council crackdown on non-compliant fences in the new subdivision.

'Entry-level' Queenstown sub-division breaks $1m mark
Queenstown's ''entry-level'' subdivision has recorded its first million-dollar sale.In what is believed to be a first for the suburb, an unfinished house in Shotover Country has sold for $1.02 million.The three-bedroom house with...

Queenstown retirement village plans shot
One of Queenstown's biggest developers has called time on plans for a retirement village.Shotover Country, wedged between Lake Hayes Estate and the Shotover River, has applied for consent to build 61 new homes on a site once earmarked...

Jet boat crash down to 'lapse in judgement'
An investigation into a Shotover Jet crash in October has found that jet boat drivers need more monitoring and training.