Lake Tekapo sits on the turquoise southern shore of its glacier-fed lake in the Mackenzie Basin, where the little stone Church of the Good Shepherd has framed the water and the Southern Alps since 1935. The town anchors the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, the largest in the southern hemisphere, so stargazing tours and clear-night astrophotography are the main drawcards alongside the lupins that colour the lakeshore each summer. Mackenzie District Council now uses the dual name Takapō / Tekapo, recognising the original Māori name for the lake.
Lake Tekapo sits on the turquoise southern shore of its glacier-fed lake in the Mackenzie Basin, where the little stone Church of the Good Shepherd has framed the water and the Southern Alps since 1935. The town anchors the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, the largest in the southern hemisphere, so stargazing tours and clear-night astrophotography are the main drawcards alongside the lupins that colour the lakeshore each summer. Mackenzie District Council now uses the dual name Takapō / Tekapo, recognising the original Māori name for the lake.
Lake Tekapo's te reo Māori name is Takapō.
Lake Tekapo is in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.
Lake Tekapo has an estimated population of around 620 (Stats NZ estimate).
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