Lake Waikaremoana
A lake in Te Urewera on the North Island, 60 kilometres northwest of Wairoa, covering 54 square kilometres. Forested hills surround the water, and a multi day walking track around its shore is counted among New Zealand's Great Walks.
- Where
- Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -38.7667, 177.0833
Get the Lake Waikaremoana stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Waikaremoana. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hawke's Bay volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Waikaremoana
Wai-O-Tapu 77 km
An active geothermal area south of Rotorua, whose name means sacred waters. Its colourful features include the huge Champagne Pool and the bright green Devil's Bath, and the Lady Knox Geyser erupts every morning.
Mount Tarawera 78 km
A volcano near Rotorua that erupted on 10 June 1886, killing about 120 people and burying the Pink and White Terraces. The eruption tore a rift 17 kilometres long, and the buried village of Te Wairoa is now a museum.
Frying Pan Lake 80 km
The largest hot spring in the world, lying in Echo Crater in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley south of Rotorua. Its acidic water stays at around 50 to 60 degrees Celsius and the lake covers roughly 38,000 square metres.
Huka Falls 87 km
A set of rapids and a drop on the Waikato River just north of Lake Taupo, where the river narrows from about 100 metres to 15. Around 220,000 litres of water pass through the chasm each second, and the water is a deep blue.
Orakei Korako 88 km
A highly active geothermal area in a valley north of Taupō on the banks of the Waikato River, noted for its fault stepped sinter terraces. It is also called the Hidden Valley, and visitors cross the river by boat to reach the boardwalks.
Cape Kidnappers 97 km
A headland at the southern end of Hawke Bay, named by Captain Cook in 1769 after local Maori tried to take a Tahitian boy from his ship. It has the largest mainland gannet colony in the world, with thousands of birds nesting each spring.
Polynesian Spa 100 km
A geothermal spa on the shore of Lake Rotorua, where visitors soak in pools fed by natural mineral springs. The area has drawn bathers since the nineteenth century, and the pools look out across the lake from the edge of the city.
Rotorua Museum 100 km
A museum and art gallery in the Government Gardens, housed in the Tudor style Bath House that opened in 1908 as a spa. Its collections include more than 2,000 Māori taonga, and the building was closed in 2016 after earthquake strength concerns.
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Questions
Where is Lake Waikaremoana?
Lake Waikaremoana is in Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wai-O-Tapu (77 km), Mount Tarawera (78 km), Frying Pan Lake (80 km).
How do I get the Lake Waikaremoana stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Waikaremoana and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hawke's Bay volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Waikaremoana before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hawke's Bay volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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