Auckland & Districts

Aoraki Mount Cook

New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki Mount Cook, stands 3,754 metres tall. The mountain’s Maori name – Aoraki – means ‘Cloud Piercer’.

Blue lakes

Alpine lakes such as Tekapo and Pukaki are an astonishing shade of bright blue. The colour, caused by glacial deposits suspended in the water, makes for fantastic photos!

Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

A breathtaking alpine park where glaciers cover 40 percent of the area and there are 19 peaks over 3,000 metres high, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is popular with hikers and climbers.

The Church of the Good Shepherd

This quaint stone church standing alone at the edge of Lake Tekapo is picture-perfect whether you’re looking across the lake from SH 8 or gazing at the mountains through the altar window.

Tasman Glacier

Within Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, the Tasman Glacier is approximately 27 kilometres long and 600 metres deep, terminating in a lake dotted with icebergs.

Flight-seeing expeditions

The remarkable landscape of the Mackenzie region is so expansive, covering lakes, mountains and glaciers, that a flight-seeing tour is a great way to appreciate its beauty and sheer scale.