Tourists are leaving human waste and rubbish around one of New Zealand's best-known and picturesque landmarks.
Defecation and littering are upsetting locals near the historic Church of the Good Shepherd, on the shores of Lake Tekapo.
Tekapo Community Board member Stella Sweney told the Herald this morning that yesterday, within a 5m radius of the church, she picked up bits of rubbish and saw tissues floating in the lake.
A man responsible for cleaning the area told her "he'd had to get a shovel and remove human waste", she said.
Ms Sweney said the council and community board knew more toilets were needed around the Church of the Good Shepherd and that it was part of a long-term development plan.