New Zealand s best swimming holes, beaches and outdoor pools to visit this summer
27 Dec, 2020 05:16 PM
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By: Ewan McDonald
Summer is bliss. Or Bliss , if your coming-of-age memory is Th Dudes gig at the Soundshell.
It s the rosy beginning, burnt-orange middle and fading end of the golden weather, when life is a beach, a surf break, lakeshore, swimming hole, whitewater raft-ride, sit-down or stand-up paddle bay; when New Zealand becomes a country of sails.
Aotearoa has 15,000km of coastline, which means that each of us gets 3 metres to find a tree, spread out a towel and moor a gently defrosting chilly bin.
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A contractor who mistakenly weed sprayed 180 at-risk native Carmichaelia plants only found in Central Otago has footed a $16,600 restoration bill.
A contractor who mistakenly sprayed 180 at-risk native plants only found in Central Otago after thinking they were weeds has had to foot a $16,600 bill. The error occurred in September during a routine weed spraying programme for scotch broom along the foreshore of Lake Dunstan and came to light at a Central Otago District Council (CODC) meeting earlier this month. A report to the council said work in the area was currently on hold after Boffa Miskell Ltd s subcontractor
misidentified Carmichaelia (native broom) as Scotch broom.
Free-to-use campsites around Lake Dunstan are proving popular with Kiwis as they holiday locally due to COVID-19.
Since mid-October, around 12,000 vehicles have passed through Land Information New Zealand’s (LINZ) four popular lakefront campsites - Lowburn, Bendigo, Jacksons Inlet and Champagne Gully.
Last season (between October 2019 and April 2020), around 60,000 vehicles went through the sites.
LINZ Land and Property Manager April Hussey says visitor numbers were slightly down on last year, due to a drop in international visitors. However, there has been a small increase at the Jacksons Inlet campsite. We’re happy Kiwis are stopping by to enjoy these great spots for camping, as a rest stop, or to simply take in the view, and using them responsibly.
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Boaties planning to go out on Lake Dunstan this summer are advised to avoid using the boat ramp at Butcher’s Drive as the water is too shallow.
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is responsible for the management of the lakebed on behalf of the Crown.
LINZ Land and Property Manager Lauren Smith says the water near the boat ramp is extremely low which makes it unsuitable to launch larger boats with prop engines. As the water around the boat ramp is very shallow it is only suitable to launch jet skis and jet boats. There are signs in place warning lake users about the shallow water level and sand bars.
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