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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo is in the Mackenzie county, and is one of the show places of the district. It is connected by coach with Fairlie, which is the terminus of the railway from Timaru. Fairlie is twenty-six miles from Lake Tekapo, and thirty-nine from Timaru. Lake Tekapo is on the way to Mount Cook, and is famed for its scenery. There are fish in the lake, and deer and native game in the district, which is taken up with sheep runs; but there is a hotel at the lake for the accommodation of tourists and travellers. One of the ridings of Mackenzie county is named Tekapo. It is the least populous in the county, and had at the census of March, 1901, a population of 152 souls.