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Parkbrae Estate, Sealy Street, P.O. Box 84, Lake Tekapo 7945, New Zealand.   E-mail: info@parkbrae.co.nz
Phone: +64 (0)3 680 6780   Fax: +64 (0)3 680 6708

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Lake Tekapo is fed by two major glacial run-offs and six rivers, is 32 km long and reaches depths of 120 metres. The lake's stunning turquoise colour is the result of fine, flour-like glacially crushed rock that remains suspended in the water.

Maori were the first to discover the area and they visited to hunt moa, eel and birds. The first European to venture into the area was the legendary James Mackenzie who became a very successful sheep stealer with the help of his remarkable sheep dog and a knowledge of the secret pass Maori had shown him to gain access to the lake area. Mackenzie was jailed for his thieving (though he was pardoned 12 years into his jail sentence) and the region was eventually named in his honour.