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Lake Te Anau: 344 km 2 (133 sq mi) Southland: Largest lake in the South Island, Second largest in New Zealand 2: Lake Wakatipu: 291 km 2 (112 sq mi) Otago: 3: Lake Wānaka: 192 km 2 (74 sq mi) Otago: 4: Lake Pukaki: 179 km 2 (69 sq mi) Canterbury: 5: Lake Manapouri: 142 km 2 (55 sq mi) Southland: 6: Lake Hāwea: 141 km 2 (54 sq mi) Otago: 7 ...
The town was renamed "Pembroke" within a month of the surveyor returning his books to Dunedin. It reverted to "Wanaka" on 1 September 1940, to reduce confusion between the names of the town and the lake. [21] The official name of the lake was updated from "Lake Wanaka" to "Lake Wānaka" in 2019, [2] and the town's name to "Wānaka" in 2021. [22]
In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the 1989 local government reforms. The district is administered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and regionally by the Otago Regional Council. The Queenstown Lakes District is expected to grow faster than Auckland over the period 2006–31.
A Kāti Māmoe settlement at the site of modern Wānaka was named Para karehu. [7]The area was invaded by the Ngāi Tahu in the early 18th century. [7] Ngāi Tahu visited annually, seeking greenstone in the mountains above the Haast River and hunting eels and birds over summer, then returning to the east coast by descending the Clutha River in reed boats called mōkihi.
Southern Lakes retained the communities of Carcross and Tagish and merged with the bedroom community of Marsh Lake. The riding was also part of the traditional territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation, the Teslin Tlingit Council, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council. It was bordered by the rural ridings of Pelly ...
The only flat land around the lake is at its southern end, surrounding its outflow into the Hāwea River, a short tributary of the Clutha / Matau-au, which it joins near Albert Town. The settlement of Lake Hāwea is found at the lake's southern shore. The lake is a popular resort, well used in the summer for fishing, boating and swimming.
Mount Aspiring National Park covers 3,562 square kilometres (1,375 sq mi) at the southern end of the Southern Alps, directly to the west of Lake Wānaka, and is popular for tramping, walking and mountaineering. Mount Aspiring / Tititea, elevation 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) above sea level, gives the park its name. [8]
This is a list of cities and towns in the South Island of New Zealand by the population of their urban area.. The populations given in the table below are provisional New Zealand usually resident populations, June 2024 estimates, and refer to the urban area defined under the Statistical Standard for Geographic Areas 2018 (SSGA) unless otherwise stated.