Mackenzie District

Mackenzie District occupies the high Mackenzie Basin on the eastern side of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Broad tussock country, dry inland air and glacial lakes give this part of the South Island a markedly open character. Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo are fed by mountain catchments, while Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak, rises to the west. Tekapo is also home to the small Church of the Good Shepherd, built in 1935 on the lake shore. Much of the district lies within the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, recognised for its exceptionally dark night skies. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Mackenzie District relates to the Southern Alps and Canterbury.

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