BLOG: ‘To Glenorchy’ he cried! 22/05/2023 by Kiwi The sun came out finally today for a few hours, I blasted over to Glenorchy – at the Northern end of the lake that Queenstown is on (Lake Wakatipu). South Island, NZ. Looking down Lake Wakatipu towards the small township of Glenorchy Two of the mountains near Glenorchy nestled into the and so begins the Southern Alps, New Zealand.