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Dayout at Lake Tekapo . DAYOUT AT LAKE TEKAPO Tekapo - Sightseeing Heritage Church of the Good Shepherd Early Maori established summer camps along the rivers and lakes of the MackKenzie Country where they fished and hunted birds. Heading west, turn off State Highway 8 at the signpost just before Tekapo’s Maori name comes from the word taka (sleeping mat) the village and continue a short way along the road by the lake. and po (night). Maori names were also given to other lakes in This church, its stark cross and the scene through its main the area: Pukaki, Ohau, Te Kaupururu (Alexandrina) and Otetoto window have been photographed by thousands of people (MacGregor). over the years. The European name for the area came from one James Simple in its design and building material, the church rises MacKenzie, originally from the Scottish Highlands. An east coast from a promontory at the edge of the lake. Built ‘To the sheep drover, he ventured inland and discovered the basin and Glory of God ‘ in 1935, the church is also a memorial to high country. He applied to the Commissioner of Crown Lands the pioneers of the MacKenzie Country. It is made from for the right to occupy the land but was imprisoned after being local stones left in their natural condition and is surrounded caught stealing sheep to stock it. In 1857 John and Barbara Hay by rocks and spiky matagouri bushes. The interior with established Tekapo Station on the shores of the lake and within 10 its plastered walls, heavy wooden beams and oak pews is years the whole of the MacKenzie Basin was divided up amongst solid and plain. Behind the cross, placed on the simple altar runholders. of Oamaru stone, is a wide, clear glass window giving a magnificent view of the lake and mountains beyond. An accommodation house, built in 1851, was a stopping place for the bullock carts. Later, Lake Tekapo became a lunch stop for the coaches which went from Fairlie to the Hermitage Hotel at The Sheepdog Memorial Mount Cook. It wasn’t until the 1930s, however, that a township A few metres from the developed as a result of the beginnings of the development of the Church of the Good hydro power scheme. Shepherd stands a bronze sculpture of a sheepdog. It is a monument to the collie dog, an essential part of high country sheep farming because of its help to shepherds rounding up their flocks. The monument was erected by runholders of the MacKenzie Country. 1 Adventure/Sport Lake Tekapo high country which is a base for 2 to 5 day tours for telemark skiers. Water Sports Power boating, water skiing, windsurfing and yachting are Ice Skating popular activities on the lake. Swimming is for the very Two outdoor rinks are open mid-June until August, depending on hardy as the lake is fed by glacial waters. the weather. Skate hire is available. Fishing Flightseeing There is trout fishing at lakes Tekapo, Alexandrina, McGregor and in From Lake Tekapo there are sightseeing flights over the Southern the hydro canals and rivers. Alps. Air Safaris – www.airsafaris.co.nz Skiing Email [email protected] Roundhill Ski Field: Their flights include a traverse of Mount Cook, NZ’s highest About 40 minutes from Tekapo. Magnificent views over mountain, and flights over the Tasman, Franz Josef and Fox the MacKenzie Basin and the lake, as well as up to Mount glaciers. They also offer a flight which enables you to embark Cook. at Tekapo and rejoin your coach at Mt Cook airport after a 50 minute flight of the area. � The field has gentle slopes suitable for families. Tekapo Helicopters � Lifts: 1.2 km Garaventa T-bar with 255 metres of email [email protected] vertical. www.helicopterflights.co.nz Learners’ platter Their flights include landing on a glacier or snowfield in the region. � Rental equipment Technology � Ski school, shop, dayroom • www.roundhill.co.nz Mt John Observatory Mt John, a hill overlooking Lake Tekapo, is the site for an Ski Touring observatory established by the University of Pennsylvania. It Alpine Recreation – www.alpinerecreation.co.nz is an ideal site because of a high number of clear night skies and its distance from bright lights. International astronauts and – email [email protected] astrophysicists conduct scientific investigations at the observatory. This company, run by two very experienced and In the late 1960s and early 1970s it became controversial because internationally qualified mountain guides owns a hut in the of its supposed political uses. 2 Upper Waitaki Hydro Scheme The annual system output is about 7640 GWH A hydro station, near the Tekapo Township and now known as Tekapo A , was commissioned in 1951. This became the first in the chain of stations constituting the Upper Waitaki TEKAPO - SCENIC ROUTE Power Scheme. These stations were commissioned between Lake Tekapo to Lake Pukaki via Tekapo Canal 1977 and 1985. Major earthworks led to the construction 12 kms past Tekapo, turn right off SH 8, immediately after the canal of 58 km of canals so that the scheme makes full use of the bridge where there is a sign post for the salmon farm. water in the McKenzie Basin and the available head. Care must be take when driving on this road, particularly by All the stations on the Waitaki River, including those campervans, if there is a strong wind blowing. downstream at Benmore, Aviemore and the original Waitaki station are now automated and controlled from Twizel. The canal, which is 35 km long, 6 m deep and 40 m wide, was the first canal to be constructed in the area as part of the 18 year The overall Waitaki hydro scheme is made up of eight power scheme. The water flows to a stilling basin above Lake power stations in a chain. The upper part of the chain Pukaki and then down twin penstocks to a two generator, 160 Mw includes the five Tekapo and Ohau power stations. station. The Tekapo A generator takes its inflow from Lake As you travel along the canal road you get wonderful views of Tekapo, the water then flows through a canal to the Mount Cook and the ‘high mile’ between its two peaks. Tekapo B station, or into Lake Pukaki. The Ohau A power station is located on a canal linking Lake Pukaki and Tekapo Salmon Farm Lake Ruataniwha. Water from this canal as well as water At an altitude of 677 metres, this unique salmon farm evolved from another canal connected to Lake Ohau supply the from the first salmon farm in the world to operate in a hydro- generator, the water passes through the generator and electric canal system. into Lake Ruataniwha. The Ohau B and C generators are located on a canal linking Lake Ruataniwha with Lake At the farm you can feed the fish, catch your own salmon and Benmore. Water can also be diverted from Ohau B to the buy salmon products. Sashimi, whole salmon, fillets and smoked Ohau river. salmon are available. Lake Benmore supplies the power stations in the lower In NZ, salmon farming focuses on Chinook salmon, also known part of the chain and water passing through each station is as quinnat or king salmon. Young fish, or smolt, are reared in discharged back into the Waitaki river, which then forms captivity for two or three years and are usually harvested at a storage lake for the next station in the chain. There are weights of 2-4 kilograms. three power stations in this part of the system – Benmore, Aviemore and Waitaki. Water can be diverted around each station if necessary. 3.
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