West Coast Region Info, Canterbury

Bounded by a magnificent unspoilt coast-line, shrouded by rain forest and protected by the towering might of the Southern Aps, active pursuits and visual indulgences are abundant in their possibilities. Clear mountain-fed streams, lakes and rivers provide for excellent fishing and boating opportunities whilst the primeval forests allow for exhilarating explorations into the unknown.

Te Kinga is a settlement on Lake Brunner, the largest lake in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island, 31 kilometres from Greymouth. Te Kinga boasts unspoiled wilderness surroundings offer a wealth of water-orientated recreational pursuits - fly fishing, power boating, sea & whitewater kayaking, water-skiing, windsurfing, sailing and swimming. If you want to take it easy, or take it to extremes, there's bush walking to mountain biking, exploring to kayaking. There are several National Parks accessible for day trips. The activities you enjoy can be as relaxing or as challenging as you want

Lake Tekapo is the largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand.