TWIZEL
Twizel is an ‘alpine’ town that has
its history tied up with electricity development. Twizel is aver young
town and has benefited immensely from an economic perspective by
Mount Cook and being on the main drag to Queenstown.
Twizel was built in 1968 as a green fields project to service the Upper
Waitaki Hydroelectricity Scheme and was intended to be removed once
the project had been completed. However, in 1983 its residents
successfully fought to save the town.
The
area boasts one of the world's cleanest, driest and darkest skies, and
has long drawn astronomers to Twizel and the surrounding area.
So
Twizel has a young hotel and church
and not surprisingly for a young
town without real tradition a War Memorial
that is unfitting,
neglected and understandably unappreciated.
Travelers will pass through Twizel and there is at least the chance of
a drink or coffee and to consider a number of adventure tourism
options.
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