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This is a list of lagoons of New Zealand.

Lagoons

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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
Amberley Beach Lagoon[1] Hurunui District Canterbury Pacific Ocean 43°10′05″S 172°47′00″E / 43.16806°S 172.78333°E / -43.16806; 172.78333
Andersons Lagoon[2] Near Palmerston Otago Pacific Ocean 45°30′30″S 170°46′45″E / 45.50833°S 170.77917°E / -45.50833; 170.77917
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 (Marlborough) Cloudy Bay Marlborough 800 Pacific Ocean 41°33′00″S 174°06′00″E / 41.55000°S 174.10000°E / -41.55000; 174.10000
Big Lagoon (Southland) Riverton / Aparima Southland 32 Foveaux Strait 46°21′10″S 168°10′30″E / 46.35278°S 168.17500°E / -46.35278; 168.17500
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 25 Pacific Ocean 46°39′10″S 168°53′20″E / 46.65278°S 168.88889°E / -46.65278; 168.88889
Chandlers Lagoon Section of Big Lagoon Marlborough Pacific Ocean 41°33′05″S 174°04′05″E / 41.55139°S 174.06806°E / -41.55139; 174.06806
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
Five Mile Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 43°16′35″S 170°05′20″E / 43.27639°S 170.08889°E / -43.27639; 170.08889
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
Hikimutu Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 43°03′10″S 170°24′11″E / 43.05278°S 170.40306°E / -43.05278; 170.40306
Kaikorai Lagoon Waldronville Otago 94 Pacific Ocean 45°55′00″S 170°23′50″E / 45.91667°S 170.39722°E / -45.91667; 170.39722
Kaituna Lagoon Section of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora Canterbury Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora 43°47′40″S 172°38′40″E / 43.79444°S 172.64444°E / -43.79444; 172.64444
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 11 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
Leithfield Beach Lagoon[3] Hurunui District Canterbury Pacific Ocean 43°12′28″S 172°45′24″E / 43.20778°S 172.75667°E / -43.20778; 172.75667
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
Matatā Lagoon[4] Matatā Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty 37°53′18″S 176°45′50″E / 37.88833°S 176.76389°E / -37.88833; 176.76389
Maungawhio Lagoon Māhia Peninsula Hawke's Bay 96 Pacific Ocean 39°04′00″S 177°53′00″E / 39.06667°S 177.88333°E / -39.06667; 177.88333
Mimimoto Lagoon[5] Hurunui District Canterbury Pacific Ocean 43°10′49″S 172°46′28″E / 43.18028°S 172.77444°E / -43.18028; 172.77444
Moutere Inlet[6] Motueka Tasman District 764 Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere 41°10′00″S 173°02′00″E / 41.16667°S 173.03333°E / -41.16667; 173.03333
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
New River Estuary[7] Invercargill Southland 4,100 Foveaux Strait 46°28′30″S 168°20′00″E / 46.47500°S 168.33333°E / -46.47500; 168.33333
Normanby Lagoon[8] Normanby Canterbury Pacific Ocean 44°27′15″S 171°14′55″E / 44.45417°S 171.24861°E / -44.45417; 171.24861
Ogilvie Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 42°50′45″S 170°54′25″E / 42.84583°S 170.90694°E / -42.84583; 170.90694
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
Ōkupe Lagoon Kapiti Island Wellington Tasman Sea 40°49′35″S 174°56′50″E / 40.82639°S 174.94722°E / -40.82639; 174.94722
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
Ōrākei Basin[9] Remuera Auckland Waitematā Harbour 36°52′00″S 174°48′45″E / 36.86667°S 174.81250°E / -36.86667; 174.81250
Orokonui Lagoon Waitati Otago Pacific Ocean 45°45′10″S 170°35′00″E / 45.75278°S 170.58333°E / -45.75278; 170.58333
Orowaiti Lagoon Westport West Coast Tasman Sea 41°44′45″S 171°37′50″E / 41.74583°S 171.63056°E / -41.74583; 171.63056
Panmure Basin Mount Wellington Auckland Tāmaki River 36°54′20″S 174°51′00″E / 36.90556°S 174.85000°E / -36.90556; 174.85000
Pleasant River estuary[10] Waikouaiti Otago 220 Pacific Ocean 45°33′30″S 170°43′30″E / 45.55833°S 170.72500°E / -45.55833; 170.72500
Pōrangahau River mouth[11] Pōrangahau Hawke's Bay 226 Pacific Ocean 41°23′00″S 175°08′00″E / 41.38333°S 175.13333°E / -41.38333; 175.13333
Pororari Lagoon Grey District West Coast Tasman Sea 42°06′02″S 171°20′22″E / 42.10056°S 171.33944°E / -42.10056; 171.33944
Pukaki Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 42°49′35″S 170°56′00″E / 42.82639°S 170.93333°E / -42.82639; 170.93333
Rakaia Lagoon Rakaia River mouth Canterbury Pacific Ocean 43°53′50″S 172°13′05″E / 43.89722°S 172.21806°E / -43.89722; 172.21806
Rangitata River mouth[12] Timaru and Ashburton Districts Canterbury Pacific Ocean 44°11′00″S 171°31′00″E / 44.18333°S 171.51667°E / -44.18333; 171.51667
Rotokare / Barrett Lagoon[13] New Plymouth Taranaki Mangaotuku Stream 39°05′30″S 174°02′30″E / 39.09167°S 174.04167°E / -39.09167; 174.04167
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
Spider Lagoon Timaru District Canterbury Pacific Ocean 44°15′00″S 171°23′30″E / 44.25000°S 171.39167°E / -44.25000; 171.39167
Tank Farm Northcote Auckland Waitematā Harbour 36°48′05″S 174°45′10″E / 36.80139°S 174.75278°E / -36.80139; 174.75278
Tapuarau Lagoon[14] Near the Waitōtara River Taranaki South Taranaki Bight 39°50′26″S 174°40′40″E / 39.84056°S 174.67778°E / -39.84056; 174.67778
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 Puna-a-Taipuhi[15] Hurunui District Canterbury Pacific Ocean 42°55′10″S 173°16′25″E / 42.91944°S 173.27361°E / -42.91944; 173.27361
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
Three Mile Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 43°14′45″S 170°08′00″E / 43.24583°S 170.13333°E / -43.24583; 170.13333
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
Tōtara Lagoon (West Coast) Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 42°51′00″S 170°50′00″E / 42.85000°S 170.83333°E / -42.85000; 170.83333
Tōtara Lagoon (Wellington) Waikanae Wellington 0.4 Tasman Sea 40°51′23″S 175°02′28″E / 40.85639°S 175.04111°E / -40.85639; 175.04111
Tukes Lagoons Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 42°50′00″S 170°55′45″E / 42.83333°S 170.92917°E / -42.83333; 170.92917
Tūtaepatu Lagoon[16] Waimakariri District Canterbury Pacific Ocean 43°19′35″S 172°42′15″E / 43.32639°S 172.70417°E / -43.32639; 172.70417
Waiatoto Lagoon Westland District West Coast Tasman Sea 43°58′20″S 168°48′10″E / 43.97222°S 168.80278°E / -43.97222; 168.80278
Waikouaiti River Estuary[17] Karitane Otago 229 Pacific Ocean 45°38′10″S 170°39′20″E / 45.63611°S 170.65556°E / -45.63611; 170.65556
Waimeha Lagoon Waikanae Wellington 1 Tasman Sea 40°52′02″S 175°01′09″E / 40.86722°S 175.01917°E / -40.86722; 175.01917
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 50 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 607 Pacific Ocean 39°02′35″S 177°33′10″E / 39.04306°S 177.55278°E / -39.04306; 177.55278
Whakamahi Lagoon[18] Wairoa Hawke's Bay Pacific Ocean 39°03′50″S 177°24′05″E / 39.06389°S 177.40139°E / -39.06389; 177.40139
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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References

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  1. ^ "Place name detail: Amberley Beach Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Andersons Lagoon". North Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Place name detail: Leithfield Beach Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Matatā Lagoon Track". www.doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Place name detail: Mimimoto Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Moutere Inlet". Tasman District Council. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Estuaries in the Oreti - Environment Southland". www.es.govt.nz. Environment Southland. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Restoring Normanby Lagoon one plant at a time". 28 August 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  9. ^ Council, Auckland. "Ōrākei Basin Walk". Auckland Council. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Pleasant River Estuary". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Pōrangahau River" (PDF). Hawkes Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  12. ^ Sinton, Amber; Jellyman, Phillip (February 2020). "An update on fish and benthic macroinvertebrate populations of the Rangitata River" (PDF). doc.govt.nz. NIWA. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Place name detail: Rotokare / Barrett Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Place name detail: Tapuarau Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Place name detail: Te Puna-a-Taipuhi". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Place name detail: Tūtaepatu Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Waikouaiti Estuary". Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Place name detail: Whakamahi Lagoon". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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