Useful Links
- Historic Oamaru emphasises the historical background of Oamaru and Waitaki.
http://www.historicoamaru.co.nz - Tourism Waitaki – eco tourism and heritage attractions
http://www.tourismwaitaki.co.nz - Waitaki District Council
http://www.waitaki.govt.nz - The Ahuriri Resource Trust has initiated a recycling programme in three Waitaki Valley towns – Kurow, Otematata, and Omarama.
http://www.ahuririresourcetrust.org.nz - Twizel is a service and tourist town in the Mackenzie Basin.
http://www.twizel.com - Omarama Weather – if you want to know what the extremes were – check out the Omarama website courtesy of Gary:
www.observatory.org.nz/weather/omarama - Find out about New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki/Mt Cook.
http://www.mtcook.org.nz - The Mackenzie District Council
http://www.mackenzie.govt.nz - A To Z provides a guide to New Zealand attractions.
http://www.atoz-nz.com/Waitaki/intro.html - Read about Jeremy and Janette’s tour of the South Island (the weather is usually much better here!).
http://www.jayz-web.com/nz_holiday/index.html - New Zealand Tourism Online – New Zealand’s most comprehensive online directory of tourism and travel companies.
http://www.tourism.net.nz/ - Waitaki First Inc. was established to oppose Project Aqua and thereby protect the lower reaches of the Waitaki River.
http://www.waitakifirst.co.nz - Meridian Energy – local power company responsible for running the dams in the Waitaki area.
http://www.meridianenergy.co.nz - Project Aqua – Meridian Energy’s controversial proposal to build a canal at Kurow diverting water from the Waitaki River through six hydro-electric power stations.
http://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/projectaqua/