Story: South Canterbury region
Lake Pūkaki is set against the backdrop of Aoraki/Mt Cook. The lake forms part of the Waitaki hydroelectricity system, and rises and falls according to water demand, snow melt and rainfall.
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Photograph by Jock Phillips
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