Twizel is situated in Canterbury and the West Coast of New Zealand and is the nearest town to Aoraki Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand. Here are a list of activities and attractions in and around Twizel.
Mount Cook National Park
Twizel is the nearest town outside the Mount Cook National Park, an alpine park [...]

Located in Canterbury and the West Coast of New Zealand is the town of Twizel, the closest town to Aoraki Mt Cook, the highest mountain in Australasia.
upper waitaki hydro development scheme
Twizel was built in 1968 as a construction town for the Upper Waitaki hydroelectric development scheme. It was intended that the town would be removed [...]