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Mackenzie District is a local government district on New Zealand's South Island, administered by the Mackenzie District Council. It is part of the larger Canterbury Region . The region takes its name from the Mackenzie Basin , an elliptical intermontane basin which covers much of inland Canterbury.
Mackenzie District Council is the territorial authority for the Mackenzie District of New Zealand. [1] Its headquarters are at Fairlie . The council is led by the mayor of Mackenzie , who is currently Anne Munro .
The Mackenzie Country's typical autumn colouration. The Mackenzie Basin (Māori: Te Manahuna), [1] popularly and traditionally known as the Mackenzie Country, is an elliptical intermontane basin located in the Mackenzie and Waitaki Districts, near the centre of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest such basin in New Zealand. [2]
Twizel (/ ˈ t w aɪ z əl /) is the largest town in the Mackenzie District, in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town was founded in 1968 to house construction workers on the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectric Scheme. Today, Twizel is a service and tourist town for visitors to the area.
Pages in category "Mackenzie District" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Lake Alexandrina (New Zealand) Lake Tekapo (town) M ...
Fairlie is a Mackenzie District service town (or township) located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The estimated population was 960 as of June 2024. [ 2 ] Being on state highway 8 between Christchurch (182 km, 2 hours 20 minutes drive) and Queenstown (300 km 3.5 hours drive), tourism is fast becoming a major ...
The MacKenzie District Council expects the district’s population will jump from 4950 to 9050, dwellings 3872 to 6120, jobs 1876 to 4618, and peak day visitors 17,378 to 61,253. [ 8 ] The MacKenzie District Council announced in 2021 that it will start using the dual names of Tekapo and Takapō when referring to Lake Tekapo (Tekapo is an ...
Kimbell is a small township in New Zealand's Mackenzie District, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of Fairlie. It is located on SH 8, not far from Burkes Pass, and is a 20 kilometres (12 mi) drive from Mount Dobson ski field. Kimbell was named after Frederick J. Kimbell, who purchased the nearby Three Springs farm in 1866. [1]