Id:
ZLL/1003
Class
Lake
Description
A lake below Franklin Ridge in Spenser Mountains approximately 26km southwest of Lake Rotoiti. Feature shown on: NZMS260 M30 Edition 1 1989; NZTopo50-BS24 720417
Public access to AZ
Via DOC track(s):
Waiau Pass Route (North)
Via park(s):
Nelson Lakes National Park
Distance from nearest road
15.529km
Info Origin
Ngati Apa Tribunal evidence, translates this name as the ‘long calabash’. This lake was used for the final cleansing of the bones of our female tipuna, before they were entrusted to be stored in and around Ngati Apa’s sacred places in the Sabine Valley.
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District
Location
NZTM2000: 1572000, 5341724
Maidenhead
RE67hw
Area
89.5 ha
Active?
Yes
Valid From
1900-01-01
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