right around the corner from Twizel, the charming Lake Ohau. a winter ski paradise and in summer the locals from Canterbury and Otago have their holidays here..often with everything they got, except the kitchen sink
I have a Lake Ohau page, have some time? popp in
Updated Feb 24, 2010
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Fairly a tiny town is best known as service center and focal point for those who like good skiing at Mt Dobson on 2100m altitude, with a superb view over the Mckenzie Country.
Burk Pass makes for a stunning roundtrip in this area
the Pass is named after John Burke, who, after the trial of James Mckenzie for sheep stealing, settled in this vast area
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Twizel - Heart of Mackenzie Basin

Twizel is a new town that was constructed in 1968. It is nested among Lake Ruataniwha, Lake Ohau, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, Lake Benmore and Lake Aviemore. Twizel was part of Ruataniwha Station and...
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Twizel sprang to Life as a construction town in 1960, smack bang in the middle of the beautiful MCKenzie Country, Canterbury's finest region. the town takes its name from the nearby River Twizel,...
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Twizel was nonexistent before the nearby dam. Twizel was the worker's camp, with modest simple homes going to the families and single men actually living in tents near what is now the golf...
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Twizel is located in the midst of several South Canterbury lakes and was conceived as a town through the building of many of the regions dams. A township of 5000 people is now one of approx 500 and is...
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