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Church of the Good Shepherd The Lake Tekapo control gates regulate the amount of water reaching the Tekapo river (July 2020) Lake Tekapo had a population of 558 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people (55.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 240 people (75.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 180 households ...
Boats are allowed in the lake, [1] but there is a 5 knot speed limit for paddle, sail and power craft in a designated area near the park. [2] Stuff listed the park as one of the best dog-friendly destinations in New Zealand, [10] while the New Zealand Herald listed it as one of the best autumn destinations. [11]
Lake Tekapo (Māori: Takapō) is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ōhau). It covers an area of 83 km 2 (32 sq mi) and is at an altitude of 710 m (2,330 ft) above sea level.
The Two Thumb Range (sometimes called the Two Thumbs Range) is a range of mountains in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located to the east of Lake Tekapo and has several peaks which rise to around 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). [3] The southern end of the range contains one of Canterbury's main skifields, Mount Dobson.
State Highway 8 is one of New Zealand's eight national highways. It forms an anticlockwise loop through the southern scenic regions of the Mackenzie Basin and Central Otago, starting and terminating in junctions with State Highway 1. Distances are measured from north to south.
The description of his visit in his book Travels in New Zealand [11] inspired an interest in the Pink and White Terraces by the outside world. The terraces became New Zealand's most famous tourist attraction, sometimes referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World. New Zealand was still relatively inaccessible to Europeans and passage took ...
Roundhill Ski Area is a family owned and run ski area in Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Two Thumb Range near the town of Lake Tekapo, 1.5 hours from Timaru and 4 hours from both Christchurch and Queenstown. The main runs are accessed by a 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) long T-bar (T1) and a shorter T-bar (T2). The ski area caters primarily to ...
Lake Tekapo, the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand; Lake Tekapo Airport, Non-Certificated Airport 1.5 nmi (1.7 mi; 2.8 km) west of Lake Tekapo township in the Mackenzie District of the South Island in New Zealand