Mackenzie District

Mackenzie District
Mackenzie district in the South Island
Mackenzie district in the South Island
Coordinates: 43°58′44″S 170°27′25″E / 43.979°S 170.457°E / -43.979; 170.457
CountryNew Zealand
IslandSouth Island
RegionCanterbury
Communities
  • Tekapo
  • Twizel
  • Fairlie
Wards
  • Opuha
  • Pukaki
Formed1989
SeatFairlie
Government
 • MayorAnne Munro
 • Deputy MayorKaren Morgan
 • Territorial authorityMackenzie District Council
Area
 • Total7,339.23 km2 (2,833.69 sq mi)
 • Land7,138.59 km2 (2,756.23 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[1]
 • Total5,800
 • Density0.79/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
Websitewww.mackenzie.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

Mackenzie District is a local government district on New Zealand's South Island, administered by the Mackenzie District Council. It is part of the larger Canterbury Region. The region takes its name from the Mackenzie Basin, an elliptical intermontane basin which covers much of inland Canterbury.

  1. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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