Rotorua Lakes

Our region's lakes are popular for many forms of recreation. In the Rotorua District, the Rotorua Lakes are nationally significant as natural assets of great beauty.

Rotorua Lakes

The term Rotorua Lakes refers to the twelve large lakes managed through the Rotorua Lakes Protection and Restoration Action Programme:

• Lake Okareka
• Lake Okaro
• Lake Okataina
• Lake Rerewhakaaitu 
• Lake Rotoehu
• Lake Rotoiti
• Lake Rotokakahi (Green Lake)
• Lake Rotoma
• Lake Rotomahana
• Lake Rotorua
• Lake Tarawera
• Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake)

Other Rotorua lake information

• Council and Committee reports
• Electronic Lake Signs
• Frequently Asked Questions 
• Lake Closures and Events
• Lake Health Warnings 
• Lake Statistical Information
• Living Near Lakes
• Lake Algae
• Lake Technical Reports
• Lake Water Quality 
• Ohau Channel Diversion
• Rotorua Lake Fact Sheets
• Rotorua Lakes Recreation Strategy.
• Rotorua Lakes Report Cards
• Strategy for the lakes of the Rotorua Region
• Trophic Level Index

Other websites

The organisations listed below are also involved with aspects of Rotorua Lakes management. Environment Bay of Plenty takes no responsibility for the content of these websites.

• Ministry for the Environment
• Rotorua District Council
• Te Arawa Lakes Trust
• Fish & Game (Eastern Region) New Zealand
• Department of Conservation
• Lake Okareka Ratepayers and Residents Association
• Lake Tarawera Ratepayers Association
• University of Waikato Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research: Rotorua Lakes Database
• Lake Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand