Twizel
Twizel is a town in the Mackenzie Basin, a portion of the Mackenzie District in Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand.
Had Situated on State Highway 8 Place the Census 1996 1179, 2001 1014 and 2006, 1,017 permanent residents - numbers more than triple in summer due to holiday guests.
History
Prior to 1968, was the area now Twizel farmland. Twizel was built on a greenfield site as a residential area for the hydropower project on the upper reaches of the Waitaki River in 1968 and should be abandoned after project completion. However, in 1983 won the people 's continued existence of the place. At the height of the hydroelectric project lived in Twizel to 6,000 people.
The city was designed for a ' Scandinavian ' model, where the shops, school and a recreation park form the city center, so the residential areas were located. This includes winding roads and paths that normally run make it easier than using the car. A previous version of this layout was previously tested in Otematata. Originally, the residential area should be built near Lake Pukaki, finally it was realized here.
However, the accommodations were separated according to social criteria: In addition to the residential buildings for single people in the city center, there were different types of houses. The smallest were for workers, slightly larger staff houses for teachers and professionals, the largest for engineers and other inhabitants of high social status. Most of the houses were dismantled manufactured homes. Some were brought here from Otematata, after the project ended, some homes were brought to Clyde to the next hydropower project.
Since you wanted to turn it into farmland, the city originally, there were in the city's many temporaries, so did not make you look at the effort to build the roads with sidewalks, curbs and channels. Instead, the road surface was applied in a very shallow W-shape. The road surface was at the outer edges, serving as walk, and the track in the center is highest. the two lower-lying areas served as a channel and demarcation between footpath and driveway.
Economy
Twizel is now a service center and a tourist city. The nearby Lake Ruataniwha allows sailing, water skiing, and was host to rowing competitions such as the Maadi Cup. The Ohau Ski Area and the Round Hill Ski Area attract winter visitors.
The area has one of the cleanest, lufttrockensten and darkest night skies in the world. This has led astronomers to observe and to Twizel in the Mackenzie Basin for quite some time. For them, there are several facilities at Lake Tekapo and Omarama, Twizel and other observatories in Mount Cook Village are under construction.