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Public Notices
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We post a number of items as part of a Noticeboard from the Mountain Scene, Wānaka Sun, ODT and Southland Times. You'll find copies of these notices below.
Reserved Areas and Speed Uplifts for a special event
River Racing NZ 2026 Otago Rivers Jet Boat Race will be held Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March in the Queenstown Lakes District. For the safety of all users, there will be temporary reserved areas in place to restrict all unauthorised vessels to enter the below locations, and also to establish speed uplifts where required for the dates and times specified below.
Reserved areas and speed uplifts apply to a 100m setback either side of the course locations mentioned below relating to Lake Whakatipu and Lake Wanaka (200m wide course corridor), and for the entirety of all river sections (bank to bank).
Dart River and Lake Whakatipu
Date: Saturday 21 March 2026
Time: 8.00-11.00am
Location: Glenorchy Marina shore front to the Dart River mouth and extending approximately 26km upstream on the Dart River to Beans Burn (-44.639910, 168.306679).
Kawarau River and Lake Whakatipu
Date: Saturday 21 March 2026
Time: 12.45-4.45pm
Location: Bay View Boat Launch, Kelvin Heights to Tuckers Beach
Kelvin Heights boat ramp area will be open to the public after 1.00pm as operations will have ceased in this location.
Matukituki River and Lake Wānaka
Date: Sunday 22 March
Time: 9.30am-3.00pm (Matukituki River) and 9.00-10.00am (Lake Wānaka)
Location(s): From the shore of Glendhu Bay Rotary Park boat ramp (-44.670810, 169.010900) to Roys Peninsula, (including a speed uplift from the shore-line around Roys Peninsula to the 200m mark from shore), continuing to the mouth of the Matukituki River and extending approximately 27km upstream of the Matukituki River (-44.485095, 168.824617).
Rotary Park boat ramp to the mouth of the Matukituki River will be open to the public after 10 am as operations will have ceased in this location.
In the interests of public safety, the reserved areas above will be in force and NO unauthorised vessels are to enter the reserved areas. All vessels wishing to view the racing from the water must comply with all race officials instructions and must remain tethered to the riverbank until authorised by officials.