Tekapo Tourism webcam. Brought to you by Air Safaris, providers of scenic flights over Mt Cook and the Westland National Parks.

Tekapo Tourism - Lake Tekapo webcam

The page contains still images captured from our interactive video camera
Click here to access the video feed from that same camera.

Experience 200km of some of the world's most spectacular alpine and sub tropical scenery, including New Zealand's highest peaks and longest glaciers in a landscape of contrasts, the result of millions of years of the earth's crusts colliding.
Visit their website to find out more information about their spectacular Grand Traverse scenic flight around Mt Cook/Aoraki and Westland National parks.

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Tekapo Tourism webcam. Captured as this page was opened.

This image updates every 5 mins during daylight hours.
The image randomly captures the view the videocam is looking towards at the time.
Images may occasionally appear blurred if the camera happens to be panning as the image is captured, or if high winds are present while a large amount of 'zoom' is in use.
View examples are shown below.

This camera was supplied and installed by
Snowgrass Solutions

Interactive live video camera

Intercative webcam In addition to capturing still images for this page, our camera operates as a live video camera, allowing visitors to the site to select from a list of 20 preset views and watch while the camera moves to that view.
No queue exists on the camera, so please be patient and courteous to others.
At one minute past the half hour, the camera automatically collects several views for the fixed webcam page. Please refrain from controlling the camera at these times.

Click here for access to videocam.

Typical views available from the camera
Looking towards Tasman Valley with Ben Ohau range beyond.	Zoomed in view of Tasman Valley vicinity, with Mt Sefton	The head of Lake Alexandrina, including the settlement.
Lake Alexandrina with Cass Valley and Joseph Range beyond.	Only visible above the Joseph Range, Mount Cook is often obscured by cloud.	A zoomed view of Roundhill Ski Area. View only available during the ski season.
Lake Tekapo, Motuariki Island and the Two Thumb Range beyond.	The Cass Valley beyond Lake Alexandrina.	A view of the boat ramp at the entrance to the Tekapo River. View only available during summer.
Mount Edward looking across Lake Tekapo	A zoomed in view of the Godley and Macaulay Valleys at the head of Lake Tekapo.	A zoomed view of the boat ramp at the entrance to the Tekapo River.
Tekapo Village with Hakataramea Pass beyond	Motuariki Island and the Two Thumb range. Roundhill Ski Area can be observed on the dome directly above the island.	A view of the Lake Tekapo village.
	A zoomed in section of the Two Thumb Range with the lake in the foreground. Great lake reflections in still weather.	A zoomed in view of the Lake Tekapo village centre.
	Some of the world's best scenery can be seen from the Mount John Walkway that passes around the summit.	Meridian Energy's lake level monitoring station. Station is only surrounded by water when the lake is over 75% full.
	Tekapo Saddle is occasionally 'choked' with cloud, indicating the east coast is clouded in with an Easterly wind.	Wind shadowing in a West or Sou-west wind results in an erratic response when blowing from that direction.

Tekapo Tourism Ltd thanks Canterbury University's Mt John in allowing the camera to be sited close to one of their buildings.
For more information on Mt John observatory you can visit their information page on this site. Click here.
It is only through the support of our sponsors, advertisers and volunteers that Tekapo Tourism has been able to install and operate this web camera.

The camera is capable of being watched live and be directed, by visitors to the website, to one of 20 views of interest available to the camera. Follow the link above to 'take control of the camera'.
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Tekapo Tourism - Lake Tekapo webcam

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