 Glory of God ‘ in 1935, the church is also a memorial to memorial a also is church the 1935, in ‘ the God ‘Toof Built Glory lake. the of edge the at promontory a from rises church the material, building and design its in Simple over theyears. people of thousands by photographed been have window main its through scene the and cross stark its church, This the villageandcontinueashortwayalongroad bythelake. Heading west, turn off State Highway 8 at the signpost just before Church oftheGoodShepherd Tekapo -Sightseeing DAYOUT AT LAKETEKAPO . was erectedbyrunholders oftheMacKenzieCountry. monument The flocks. their up rounding shepherds to help The SheepdogMemorial a giving magnificent viewofthelakeandmountainsbeyond. window glass clear wide, a is stone, of solid and plain. Behind the cross, placed on the simple altar is pews oak and beams with wooden heavy interior walls, plastered The its bushes. matagouri spiky and rocks by from local stones left in their natural condition and made is surrounded is It Country. MacKenzie the of pioneers the amn bcue f its of because farming essential sheep country high of part an dog, the collie to monument a is It sheepdog. a of Good sculpture the bronze a stands Shepherd of the Church from metres few A 1 Tekapo’s Maori name comes from the word taka (sleeping mat) (sleeping taka word the from comes Tekapo’sname Maori birds. hunted and fished they where Country MackKenzie the of Early Maori established summer camps along the rivers and lakes Heritage hydro powerscheme. developed as a result of the beginnings of the development of the township however,a 1930s, that the wasn’t until It Cook. Mount at Hotel Hermitage the to Fairlie from went which coaches the for the bullock carts. Later, Lake place Tekapo became a lunch stop stopping for a was 1851, in built house, accommodation An runholders. years the whole of the was divided up amongst established Tekapo Station on the shores of the lake and within 10 Hay Barbara and John 1857 In it. stock to sheep stealing caught being after imprisoned was but land the occupy to right the for Lands Crown James of Commissioner the to applied He one country. high and basin from the discovered and inland came ventured he drover, sheep area the for MacKenzie, originally from the Scottish Highlands. name An east coast European The (MacGregor). in lakes the area: Pukaki, Ohau, Te Kaupururu (Alexandrina) and other Otetoto to given also were names Maori (night). po and  Roundhill SkiField Skiing the hydrocanalsandrivers. in and McGregor Alexandrina, Tekapo, lakes at fishing trout is There Fishing very the hardy asthelakeisfedbyglacialwaters. for is Swimming lake. the on activities popular are yachting and windsurfing skiing, water boating, Power Water Sports Adventure/Sport hs opn, u b to ey xeine and experienced very two by the in hut a owns guides mountain qualified run internationally company, This Alpine Recreation Ski Touring • � � vertical. � � Cook. Mount to up as well as lake, the and Basin MacKenzie the over views Magnificent Tekapo. from minutes 40 About

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 power stationsinachain. The upperpartofthechain The overall Waitaki hydroschemeismadeupofeight those station arenowautomatedandcontrolledfrom . including River, Waitaki the downstream at Benmore, Aviemore on and the original Waitaki stations the All water intheMcKenzieBasinandavailablehead. the of use full makes scheme the that so canals of km 58 of construction the to led earthworks Major 1985. and 1977 Power Scheme. These stations were commissioned between Upper the Waitaki constituting stations of chain the in first the Tekapoas became This 1951. in commissioned Awas , A hydro station, near the Tekapo Township and now known Upper Waitaki HydroScheme station ifnecessary. Aviemore and Waitaki. Water canbedivertedaroundeach three powerstationsinthis partofthesystem–Benmore, a storagelakeforthenext stationinthechain. There are discharged backintothe , whichthenforms part ofthechainandwaterpassingthrougheach stationis Lake Benmoresuppliesthepowerstationsin lower Ohau river. Benmore. Water canalsobedivertedfromOhauBtothe located onacanallinkingLakeRuataniwhawith Lake into LakeRuataniwha. The OhauBandCgeneratorsare generator, thewater passesthroughthegeneratorand from anothercanalconnectedtoLakeOhausupply the . Water fromthiscanalaswellwater station islocatedonacanallinkingLakePukakiand Tekapo Bstation, orintoLakePukaki. The power Tekapo, the waterthenflows throughacanaltothe The Tekapo A generator takesitsinflow fromLake includes thefive Tekapo andOhaupower stations. 3 12 kms past Tekapo, turn right off SH 8, immediately after the canal the after immediately 8, SH off right turn Tekapo, past kms 12 Lake Tekapo toLakePukakiviaTekapo Canal TEKAPO -SCENICROUTE The annualsystemoutputisabout7640GWH at harvested usually are and weights of2-4kilograms. years three or two in for are reared captivity smolt, or fish, Young salmon. king or quinnat as known also salmon, Chinook on focuses farming salmon NZ, In salmon areavailable. and smoked and fillets salmon salmon, whole Sashimi, products. salmon buy own your catch fish, the feed can you farm the At inahydro- electric canalsystem. tooperate the world in farm salmon first the evolved from farm salmon unique this metres, 677 of altitude an At Tekapo SalmonFarm Mount Cookandthe‘highmile’ betweenitstwopeaks. of views wonderful get you road canal the along travel you As station. above and then down basin twin penstocks to astilling a two generator, 160 Mw to flows water The scheme. power year 18 the of part as area the in constructed be to canal first the was wide, m 40 and deep m 6 long, km 35 is which canal, The by particularly road, this campervans, ifthereisastrongwindblowing. on driving when take be must Care bridge where there isasignpostforthesalmonfarm.