Twizel

Twizel
Twizel
	Coordinates: 44°15′S 170°06′E / 44.250°S 170.100°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Mackenzie District
Ward	Pukaki Ward
Community	Twizel Community
Founded	1968
Electorates	Waitaki; Te Tai Tonga (Māori);
Government
• Territorial authority	Mackenzie District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Mackenzie	Anne Munro
• Waitaki MP	Miles Anderson
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	1,850
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	7901
Area code	03

Twizel (/ˈtwaɪzəl/) is the largest town in the Mackenzie District, in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town was founded in 1968 to house construction workers on the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectric Scheme. Today, Twizel is a service and tourist town for visitors to the area. It has a resident population of 1,850 (June 2023);^[2] during the summer, holidaymakers nearly triple the town's population.

Nearby Lake Ruataniwha supports rowing, sailing and water skiing. Twizel is 37 km (29 minutes drive) east of Lake Ōhau village, 30 km (20 minutes drive) north of Omarama and 60 km (42 minutes drive) south of Lake Tekapo.

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