Moke Lake
Small alpine lake ringed by tussock hills, with a lakeside campsite and a loop walking track.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Moke Lake near Queenstown follows the season in twenty thirteen when Jane Campion turned an empty shore into Paradise, a fictional commune of women living in shipping containers for her series Top of the Lake. It brings in Holly Hunter's enigmatic guru GJ, the menace of the town next door, and the Ngāi Tahu name for the water. Best heard from the lakeside, facing across to the far hills.
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