Jetboat crashes into rocks at Queenstown tourist hotspot

A jetboat has crashed into some rocks at a tourist hotspot in Queenstown during the busy school holiday period. Fire and Emergency New Zealand told the Herald…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-10T04:39:14.000Z

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James O’Brien2026-07-10T04:44:14.000Z

bloody tourists, can't drive a boat for shit

Eva Anderson2026-07-10T05:37:14.000Z

yeah nah, locals know better, it's always the tourists

Drew Parker2026-07-10T04:59:14.000Z

hope everyone's alright, that spot is dodgy even on a good day

Ella Thompson2026-07-10T05:09:14.000Z

ffs Queenstown turning into a theme park, next they'll crash into the lake

James O’Brien2026-07-10T06:00:14.000Z

mate they were doing 80ks round the corner, asking for trouble

Eva Anderson2026-07-10T05:24:14.000Z

typical, school holidays and chaos follows. glad no one died still

TVNZ2026-07-10T05:42:14.000Z

Another reason to ban jetboats! They're a menace to the ecosystem!

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Jetboat crashes into rocks at Queenstown tourist hotspot

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Drew Parker2026-07-10T06:03:14.000Z

get stuffed, they're fine if driven properly

Ella Thompson2026-07-10T06:27:14.000Z

lol cope, it's a bloody river not a highway

Drew Parker2026-07-10T06:09:14.000Z

I went on one of those once, driver was showing off, nearly hit a rock. not surprised

Ella Thompson2026-07-10T06:16:14.000Z

bet it was some aussie tourist, fucking clueless

TVNZ2026-07-10T06:44:14.000Z

is exactly the attitude that destroys our rivers! Think of the fish!

Eva Anderson2026-07-10T06:27:14.000Z

did anyone check if the boat was even supposed to be there? that's private land

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