It is a simple town, with its main street, Mackenzie Drive, actually forming a "P" shape, so don't worry if your directions tell you to go down Mackenzie, then take a turn onto Mackenzie... even locals get confused.
But it is a small town, so even if you go the wrong way, you'll be back to where you started in about 2 minutes.
Written Jan 16, 2012
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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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