
New Zealand Lakes by Region
New Zealand : North Island (14)
- Kai Iwi Lakes
- Lake Rotoma
- Lake Arapuni
- Lake Rotomahana
- Lake Ferry
- Lake Rotorua
- Lake Karapiro
- Lake Tarawera
- Lake Maraetai
- Lake Taupo
- Lake Okareka
- Lake Tutira
- Lake Rotoehu
- Opunake Lake
New Zealand : South Island (17)
New Zealand Lakes and Reservoirs
New Zealand Lakes A-Z
- Kai Iwi Lakes
- Lake Maraetai
- Lake Taupo
- Lake Arapuni
- Lake Matheson
- Lake Te Anau
- Lake Brunner
- Lake Ohau
- Lake Tekapo
- Lake Clearwater
- Lake Okareka
- Lake Tutira
- Lake Coleridge
- Lake Pukaki
- Lake Waihola
- Lake Ferry
- Lake Rotoehu
- Lake Wakatipu
- Lake Hawea
- Lake Rotoiti
- Lake Wanaka
- Lake Hayes
- Lake Rotoma
- Nelson Lakes
- Lake Heron
- Lake Rotomahana
- Opunake Lake
- Lake Kaniere
- Lake Rotorua
- Lake Karapiro
- Lake Tarawera
Lakes in New Zealand
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Kai Iwi Lakes |
Also known as: Kai-Iwi Lakes About 10,000 years ago, while the Tasman Sea was rising and the islands that would become New Zealand were being reshaped, depressions in the late Pleistocene ... |
Lake Arapuni | In Maori one of the meanings of "ara puni" is "blocked path" making Arapuni Lake an appropriate name for the man made reservoir on the North Island of ... |
Lake Brunner |
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Lake Clearwater |
![]() When the winds are not blowing hard from off the mountains, Lake Clearwater holds images like a broad mirror. In it you can see reflections of the snow-capped ... |
Lake Coleridge |
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Lake Ferry |
![]() Lake Ferry, also known as Lake Onoke, sits at the southern tip of New Zealand's North Island. The waves of the Tasman Sea crash against a narrow gravel ... |
Lake Hawea |
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Lake Hayes |
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Lake Heron |
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Lake Kaniere |
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Lake Karapiro |
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Lake Maraetai |
Also known as: Maraetai Reservoir Lake Maraetai in the Taupo Region of New Zealand's North Island is a little-known vacationer's dream. The 1013 acre reservoir just 33 miles north of Lake ... |
Lake Matheson |
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Lake Ohau |
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Lake Okareka | One of four small crater lakes lying between Lake Tarawera and Lake Rotorua in the Rotorua District of the Bay of Plenty, Lake Okareka has always been ... |
Lake Pukaki |
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Lake Rotoehu |
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Lake Rotoiti |
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Lake Rotoma |
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Lake Rotomahana |
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Lake Rotorua |
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Lake Tarawera |
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Lake Taupo |
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Lake Te Anau |
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Lake Tekapo |
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Lake Tutira | Lake Tutira, located on New Zealand's North Island, is peaceful and scenic destination for nature lovers, especially bird watchers. The lake was declared ... |
Lake Waihola |
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Lake Wakatipu |
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Lake Wanaka |
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Nelson Lakes |
![]() The Nelson Lakes in New Zealand's Tasman District are some of the most famous yet most remote in the country. Nelson Lakes National Park, located at the ... |
Opunake Lake | Opunake Lake is situated off the coast of New Zealand near the town of Taranaki. Once a natural basin next to the Wajaur River, Opunake Lake was formed ... |