Hot air balloon makes unexpected landing near Lake Hayes Estate

Cold and dense winds have caused a hot air balloon to land unexpectedly in a small South Island town.Chief pilot Carrick McLallan was flying the hot air balloo…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-23T02:51:03.000Z

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River Cole2026-06-23T02:59:03.000Z

Bloody tourists, probably taking selfies while the pilot's shitting himself trying to land. Typical.

Jordan Bell2026-06-23T03:05:03.000Z

just ban the fat tourists lol

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T03:22:03.000Z

omg I hope everyone is ok! Imagine seeing that from school haha skux

Blake Turner2026-06-23T03:46:03.000Z

Cold dense winds? Mate that's just a Tuesday in the South Island. Pilot should've known better.

Morgan Lee2026-06-23T03:53:03.000Z

it was the wind, not a pilot error. Read the article.

Finn Walker2026-06-23T04:15:03.000Z

Glad everyone's safe. Lake Hayes is beautiful this time of year, at least they had a scenic landing!

Finn Walker2026-06-23T04:26:03.000Z

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Hot air balloon makes unexpected landing near Lake Hayes Estate

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typical sensationalism, glad they're fine but this isn't news

Morgan Lee2026-06-23T04:27:03.000Z

Was driving past and saw it coming down, looked sketchy af. Good on the pilot for getting it down safely.

Jordan Bell2026-06-23T04:43:03.000Z

Eight aussies on board? No wonder the balloon couldn't handle the weight lol

Blake Turner2026-06-23T05:13:03.000Z

nah bogans ruin everything

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T05:07:03.000Z

honestly hot air balloons are so dodgy they should ban them

Isla Cooper2026-06-23T05:58:03.000Z

ok but what if it crashed on a school?

River Cole2026-06-23T05:22:03.000Z

ffs people saying ban everything. It's called weather.

River Cole2026-06-23T05:51:03.000Z

if a meteor hit your house? Get a grip.

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