På gång i Lake Tekapo (Tekapo), New Zealand under året

Mest folk — Lupins along the lake, New Zealand summer holidays

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Lupins along the lake (15 nov – 10 jan (vanligtvis)), New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — New Zealand summer holidays

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: New Zealand summer holidays (20 dec – 1 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Helg

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Natur

  Larches turn on the lakeshore

  10 apr – 15 maj · vanligtvisHöstfärger

  The planted larches and poplars around the church and along the canal road go gold through late April, against water that stays the same improbable colour all year.

• Natur

  Milky Way season

  15 apr – 15 sep · vanligtvisMörkersäsong

  The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory. The galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights, and the tours run whatever the season. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Anzac Day

  25–27 aprNationell helgdagStängningar

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Easter long weekend (3–6 apr)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Larches turn on the lakeshore (10 apr – 15 maj (vanligtvis)), Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Roundhill ski season, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Roundhill ski season

  25 jun – 20 sep · vanligtvisTrångt

  The local field is half an hour up the road, family-run, and home to a rope tow once billed as the longest in the world. It opens later and shuts earlier than the Queenstown fields. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Roundhill ski season, Term 2 (July) break i New Zealand

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Roundhill ski season (25 jun – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Roundhill ski season, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Roundhill ski season (25 jun – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Roundhill ski season, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Milky Way season (15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Roundhill ski season (25 jun – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break i New Zealand, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Mycket folk — Lupins along the lake

• Natur

  Lupins along the lake

  15 nov – 10 jan · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomningTrångt

  Russell lupins take the lakeshore and the river flats for about six weeks from late November. They are an introduced weed the region is trying to control, and they photograph beautifully anyway.

Mest folk — Lupins along the lake, New Zealand summer holidays

• Helg

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20 dec – 1 feb · vanligtvisSkollovTrångt

  Every car between Christchurch and Queenstown stops at the church for a photograph, and in January that is a queue. Early morning is the only quiet hour the lakefront gets. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Christmas Day closures

  25–26 decJul & nyårStängningar

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lupins along the lake (15 nov – 10 jan (vanligtvis))