List of lagoons of New Zealand

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This is a list of lagoons of New Zealand.

Lagoons[edit]

Lagoon Location Region Area (ha) Outflow Coordinates
Ahuriri Lagoon (former lagoon)‡ Napier Hawke's Bay 4,000 Pacific Ocean 39°28′00″S 176°52′00″E / 39.46667°S 176.86667°E / -39.46667; 176.86667
Aotea Lagoon Porirua Wellington 5 Tasman Sea 41°07′12″S 174°51′25″E / 41.12000°S 174.85694°E / -41.12000; 174.85694
Big Lagoon Cloudy Bay Marlborough Pacific Ocean 41°33′00″S 174°06′00″E / 41.55000°S 174.10000°E / -41.55000; 174.10000
Bluff Harbour Bluff Southland Foveaux Strait 46°35′30″S 168°20′00″E / 46.59167°S 168.33333°E / -46.59167; 168.33333
Brooklands Lagoon Waimakariri River mouth Canterbury 270 Pacific Ocean 43°24′50″S 172°42′25″E / 43.41389°S 172.70694°E / -43.41389; 172.70694
Lake Brunton Awarua Plain Southland Pacific Ocean 46°39′10″S 168°53′20″E / 46.65278°S 168.88889°E / -46.65278; 168.88889
Coopers Lagoon / Muriwai Mid-Canterbury Canterbury 2 Pacific Ocean 43°51′30″S 172°18′00″E / 43.85833°S 172.30000°E / -43.85833; 172.30000
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora Selwyn River mouth Canterbury 19,781 Pacific Ocean 43°48′00″S 172°25′00″E / 43.80000°S 172.41667°E / -43.80000; 172.41667
Lake Forsyth / Waiwera Banks Peninsula Canterbury 628 Pacific Ocean 43°48′20″S 172°44′25″E / 43.80556°S 172.74028°E / -43.80556; 172.74028
Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau Clifford Bay Marlborough 1,700 Pacific Ocean 41°44′00″S 174°10′00″E / 41.73333°S 174.16667°E / -41.73333; 174.16667
Hawksbury Lagoon Waikouaiti Otago 51 Pacific Ocean 45°36′20″S 170°40′25″E / 45.60556°S 170.67361°E / -45.60556; 170.67361
Kaikorai Lagoon Waldronville Otago Pacific Ocean 45°55′00″S 170°23′50″E / 45.91667°S 170.39722°E / -45.91667; 170.39722
Kiriwai Lagoon Arm of Lake Ōnoke Wellington Lake Ōnoke 41°22′55″S 175°06′10″E / 41.38194°S 175.10278°E / -41.38194; 175.10278
Lake Kohangapiripiri Pencarrow Head Wellington Cook Strait 41°21′30″S 174°51′30″E / 41.35833°S 174.85833°E / -41.35833; 174.85833
Lake Kohangatera Pencarrow Head Wellington 17 Cook Strait 41°22′00″S 174°52′00″E / 41.36667°S 174.86667°E / -41.36667; 174.86667
Māngere Lagoon Manukau Harbour Auckland Manukau Harbour 36°57′25″S 174°46′40″E / 36.95694°S 174.77778°E / -36.95694; 174.77778
Maungawhio Lagoon Māhia Peninsula Hawke's Bay Pacific Ocean 39°04′00″S 177°53′00″E / 39.06667°S 177.88333°E / -39.06667; 177.88333
Ngamotu Lagoon Wairoa Hawke's Bay Pacific Ocean 39°03′30″S 177°26′30″E / 39.05833°S 177.44167°E / -39.05833; 177.44167
Ohuia Lagoon Wairoa Hawke's Bay Pacific Ocean 39°03′00″S 177°28′45″E / 39.05000°S 177.47917°E / -39.05000; 177.47917
Ōkari Lagoon Buller District West Coast Tasman Sea 41°50′00″S 171°28′00″E / 41.83333°S 171.46667°E / -41.83333; 171.46667
Ōkārito Lagoon Westland District West Coast 3,240 Tasman Sea 43°12′00″S 170°13′00″E / 43.20000°S 170.21667°E / -43.20000; 170.21667
Lake Ōnoke Palliser Bay Wellington 6,300 Cook Strait 41°23′00″S 175°08′00″E / 41.38333°S 175.13333°E / -41.38333; 175.13333
Orokonui Lagoon Waitati Otago Pacific Ocean 45°45′10″S 170°35′00″E / 45.75278°S 170.58333°E / -45.75278; 170.58333
Saltwater Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 43°06′00″S 170°21′00″E / 43.10000°S 170.35000°E / -43.10000; 170.35000
Te Paeroa Lagoon Wairoa Hawke's Bay Pacific Ocean 39°03′00″S 177°31′00″E / 39.05000°S 177.51667°E / -39.05000; 177.51667
Te Whanga Lagoon Chatham Island Chatham Islands 16,000 Pacific Ocean 43°52′00″S 176°28′00″W / 43.86667°S 176.46667°W / -43.86667; -176.46667
Tomahawk Lagoon Otago Peninsula Otago 30 Pacific Ocean 45°54′05″S 170°32′35″E / 45.90139°S 170.54306°E / -45.90139; 170.54306
Wainono Lagoon South Canterbury Canterbury Pacific Ocean 44°42′00″S 171°09′00″E / 44.70000°S 171.15000°E / -44.70000; 171.15000
Waipu Lagoons Bell Block Taranaki 2 Pacific Ocean 39°01′50″S 174°08′10″E / 39.03056°S 174.13611°E / -39.03056; 174.13611
Wairau Lagoon Wairoa Hawke's Bay Pacific Ocean 39°03′00″S 177°30′00″E / 39.05000°S 177.50000°E / -39.05000; 177.50000
Waitahora Lagoon Spirits Bay Northland Pacific Ocean 34°27′20″S 172°48′00″E / 34.45556°S 172.80000°E / -34.45556; 172.80000
Waituna Lagoon Awarua Plain Southland Foveaux Strait 46°34′00″S 168°35′25″E / 46.56667°S 168.59028°E / -46.56667; 168.59028
Waiuna Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 44°18′25″S 168°08′25″E / 44.30694°S 168.14028°E / -44.30694; 168.14028
Washdyke Lagoon Timaru Canterbury 48 Pacific Ocean 44°21′50″S 171°15′10″E / 44.36389°S 171.25278°E / -44.36389; 171.25278
Whairepo Lagoon Wellington Wellington Wellington Harbour 41°17′20″S 174°46′45″E / 41.28889°S 174.77917°E / -41.28889; 174.77917
Whakakī Lagoon Wairoa Hawke's Bay 40 Pacific Ocean 39°02′35″S 177°33′10″E / 39.04306°S 177.55278°E / -39.04306; 177.55278
Wherowhero Lagoon Poverty Bay Gisborne Pacific Ocean 38°44′00″S 177°56′00″E / 38.73333°S 177.93333°E / -38.73333; 177.93333

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