- Mackenzie District
:"For the former regional administrative district of Canada's Northwest Territories, see
District of Mackenzie ."Mackenzie District is a political district in
New Zealand 'sSouth Island . It is part of the larger Canterbury Region.Principal settlements
*Fairlie
*Twizel
*Cave
*Mount Cook Village
*Albury
*TekapoAlso
*Burkes Pass Geography
See
Mackenzie Basin ,
Mackenzie River,Tekapo River ,Pukaki River ,
Grays RiverEconomy
Climate
History
The basin was named in the 1850s by and after
James Mckenzie , a Scottish-origin shepherd and sheep thief.Notable places
Mountains
*
Aoraki/Mount Cook Lakes
*
Lake Tekapo and the 'Church of the Good Shepherd'.
*Lake Pukaki
*Lake Ruataniwha , one of New Zealands main Rowing venues.
*Lake Ohau Glaciers
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Tasman Glacier Skifields
*
Fox Peak
*Mt Dobson
*Round Hill
*Tasman Glacier HeliskiNational parks
*
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park External links
* [http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz/ Mackenzie District Council]
* [http://www.mtcook.org.nz/mackenzie/history/ Mackenzie Area History]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Lake_Tekapo WikiTravel - Lake Tekapo]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Aoraki_Mount_Cook_National_Park WikiTravel - Mt Cook National Park]
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