Lake Kaikiore
Lake Kaikiore is one of the Tiniroto Lakes (meaning many lakes in Māori), located near Gisborne. Lake Kaikiore is close to Lake Karangata making up the wetlands area of the Hackfalls Station Arboratum. This comprises of mainly exotic species, of note a collection of some 50 different taxa of Mexican oaks. There are a number […]
Lake Waihau
Lake Waihau is one of the Tiniroto group of lakes and is situated to the east of Lake Kaikereru on the northern side of Ruakaka Road. The lake is 10.1 ha in area and is steep sided. In 2017 NIWA reported an unusually large population of At Risk Recovering dabchick (Poliocephalus rufopectus) (NIWA, 2017).
Lake Kaikereru
Lake Kaikereru is one of the Tiniroto group of lakes and is situated to the northern side of Ruakaka Road to the west of Lake Waihau and the Waihau homestead. The lake is fenced to exclude livestock and is 7 ha in area. In 2017 native grass swamp millet (Isachne globosa) were common within raupo […]
Lake Karangata
Lake Karangata is one of the Tiniroto group of lakes and is situated amongst the Hackfalls Arboretum. The lake is 10.1 ha in area and is surrounded by many exotic species and grasslands.
Lake Rotokaha
Lake Rotokaha (also known as The Tinitroto Lake) is one of the Tiniroto group of lakes found near the inland road from Gisbourne to Wairoa. The lake lies to the northern side of Tiniroto Road near the Tiniroto township.
