Paddling near Alexandra, Otago

Alexandra sits at the heart of Central Otago, where the Clutha River / Mata-Au and Manuherikia River converge in a landscape of schist rock, tawny hills and wide open sky. The region draws paddlers to a range of water types — from the flatwater of Lake Dunstan and Lake Roxburgh to the whitewater runs of the Kawarau and beyond — and is home base for Central Otago Whitewater Incorporated, a club active across Alexandra, Cromwell, Wānaka and Queenstown.