A Brief History of Twizel

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Twizel was once home to a handful of high country sheep farmers and their staff, and not a lot else. Almost overnight it became the site of the world’s largest hydroelectricity development project of the day.
At the completion of the project in 1983, the bustling township was destined to be bulldozed into the ground but the locals had other ideas. They fought for their community, and now Twizel is proudly known as the heart of the Mackenzie and the gateway to Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.
A Brief History of Twizel tells the story of the growth of a prosperous district from sheep farming, to hydroelectricity and beyond. See how the town's rich history still runs deep within the community, while residents and visitors alike enjoy all the opportunities the Mackenzie District has to offer.

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@waterbourne9282 2 ай бұрын

Skipped through the waffle of the last 13 minutes but other than that really interesting and well done. Most appreciated and big thanks Max Smith for providing such a great venue for the nations school rowers, simply stunning setting with the trees, the beautiful coloured lake, and the mountain backdrop. Superb.

@abeltasman7828 5 ай бұрын

A great potted history. I know a lot of people who worked on the project, they all loved their time in Twizel. It is an outdoors paradise.

@geeteesworld 3 ай бұрын

What a great documentary. Thank you to all concern for the making of this and showing exactly what was involved in the Upper Waitaki project and how it helped shape the landscape that we know today.

@hokitika4888 5 ай бұрын

The Hydro projects gave NZ a great sense of purpose which sadly has been lost now

@user-sm8se2ug4b 2 ай бұрын

You are right

@kingy002 Ай бұрын

"which sadly has been lost now". What does that actually mean? What should NZ's purpose be now?

@slooob23 15 күн бұрын

@@kingy002 it means we used to be able to innovate and build things and solve problems efficiently and effectively. Now we can't get anything done without a myriad of stuff ups and enormous budgets.

@kingy002 15 күн бұрын

@@slooob23 You make some excellent pertinent points, but that is not an answer for the original statement, which was about NZ's purpose.

@redtussock Ай бұрын

As an observation ... Twizel survived because the NZED overlooked the fact that many of the staff who wore their bodies out for them would grow old and actually wanted to stay on in that locality. Yet again teaching us that any great plan forgets to factor in the human lifecycle element. What a gem of a video to find ... This clip lays down the challenge to the next generation ... wear your arse out and do better ... otherwise shut the fek up. And Max Smith ... you did not receive nearly enough accolades for your loyalty to the environment and its people, ... and your ability to look at the future big picture and add a human element to it. So many caravaners now enjoy the special quiet spots to stay a night that you had the vision to see into the future for.

@bussty3247 2 ай бұрын

That was really well done.

@kenbaird7067 Ай бұрын

As an assistant engineer in the Timaru NZPO engineering district, I was heavily involved with telecom plant in the development of the Twizel & Upper Waitaki Power scheme. Many meetings with Max Smith and his engineers. A great time to be involved with a great bunch of guys.

@bennichols1113 Ай бұрын

Dad tim nichols was NZPO in Queenstown