Trading as Nomad Safaris, the company has more than 30 years’ expertise in operating small personalised tours in Queenstown and the wider region.

Nomad Safaris co-director David Gatward-Ferguson the commitment to the e-bus has been many years in the making, albeit frustrated with the slow rollout of technology that would enable this day to come.

‘For years we’ve wanted to take people into a UNESCO World Heritage area without creating any emissions whatsoever,’ he says.

The e-bus, to be shipped to New Zealand within the next year, will replace diesel coaches used for summertime track transfer work to and from the Routeburn Track, including sections on unsealed road within the National Park.