Pukepuke Lagoon
Pukepuke Lagoon is a dune lake and wetland situated between Himitanga and Tangimoana, and is an important wetland habitat for birds, freshwater fish and native plants. The Pukepuke Conservation Area is Managed by the Department of Conservation and a (free) permit is required to visit the area. A number of species, seldom found elsewhere in […]
Lake Wiritoa
Lake Wiritoa is a coastal lake with a maximum depth of around 20m. It is located in a 5ha parkland and has high recreational use. Horizons Regional Council monitors algal levels during the summer and undertakes quarterly water quality sampling (Trophic Level Index). The lake is usually safe for contact recreation in regards to E. […]
Lake William
Lake William is part of a sequence of dune lakes and ephemeral wetlands scattered between farmland and forestry. Although modified and degraded from stock grazing and wind erosion, Lake William is an excellent example of a dune lake (www.qeiinationaltrust.org.nz). Lake William is on private land.
Lake Waipu
Lake Waipu is a small drowned valley dune lake, with a surface water catchment of 531 hectares and an estimated 407 hectare groundwater capture zone. The single outlet from the lake flows into the Turakina River. The lake is of cultural importance with a significant kakahi bed known to be still present within the lake. […]
Lake Pauri
Lake Pauri is a coastal dune lake and has a maximum depth of around 14m. The lake is usually safe for contact recreation in regards to E. coli, although due to elevated nutrient levels it can be susceptible to cyanbacterial blooms. Water quality has declined over the past decade due to pastoral farming releasing sediment […]
Lake Koitiata
Lake Koitiata is located in the Santoft forest near Bulls, northeast of Koitiata Stream. It is a popular duck hunting spot.
Lake Dudding
Lake Dudding is a dune lake. The lake is usually safe for contact recreation in regards to E. coli, although due to elevated nutrient levels it can be susceptible to cyanbacterial blooms. The lake water quality has declined over the past decade and the lake is classed as supertrophic (fertile and saturated in phosphorus and […]
Lake Kohangapiripiri
Lake Kohangapiripiri is a shallow coastal lake located in Greater Wellington’s East Harbour Regional Park on the south coast. Due to its natural state, the lake supports a wide range of native plants and animals, including a number of threatened species. It is one of the few remaining catchments in New Zealand where introduced freshwater […]
Lake Kohangatera
Lake Kohangatera is a typical example of a small, shallow coastal lake. Located in the East Harbour Regional Park on Wellington’s south coast, Kohangatera is the larger of the two Parangarahu Lakes (the other of which is Kohangapiripiri). Compared to other lakes around New Zealand, Lake Kohangatera is relatively unimpacted and physically unchanged. The plant […]
Lake Waiorongomai
Lake Waiorongomai is a small lake (6 hectares) that forms part of the cluster of dune lake/wetland systems located just north of Ōtaki on the border between the Wellington and Manawatū-Whanganui regions.
Lake Waitawa
Lake Waitawa is a small (~16 hectares), shallow (typically ≤ 7m deep) dune lake situated just north of Ōtaki near the edge of Greater Wellington’s regional boundary. It is part of a group of highly modified small dune lake/wetland systems found in this area. The lake is fed by several small streams/wetlands that run into […]
Lake Okareka
Lake Okareka is in an ignimbrite plateau and has steep caldera walls on its north-eastern side, testament to the processes that formed the Haroharo Caldera. The lake receives most of its input via groundwater seepage, run-off and rainfall, and has a maximum depth of 34 m. Lake level is controlled via a valve at Waitangi […]
Lake Ōkaro
Ōkaro is a small lake with very high productivity and is classed as super-trophic. It is subject to frequent and severe blooms of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) during summer. It has been the focus of an extensive water quality management programme, including land-based interventions such as agricultural detention bunds, wetlands and in-lake remediation (flocculation and sediment […]
Lake Ōkataina
Ōkataina is a deep lake (maximum depth 78 m) and is oligotrophic, meaning it has low productivity and good water quality. The lake has no surface outlet and its water level varies dramatically in response to changing rainfall patterns. There is thought to be a subterranean outflow from the bed of the lake to Lake […]
Lake Rerewhakaaitu
Lake Rerewhakaaitu lies east of Lake’s Ngahewa and Okaro and sits at an altitude of 438 m. It has a maximim depth of 15.8 m and the predominant land cover type is pasture (exotic and indigenous forests growing in size). The lake is classed as being mesotrophic with moderate levels of productivity and water quality, […]
