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List of lakes of New Zealand
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This is a list of lakes in New Zealand.
Main article: Lakes of New Zealand
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A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.).
There are:
- 43 lakes with a surface area larger than 10 km2 (1000 ha)
- 231 lakes greater than 0.5 km2 (50 ha)
- 3822 lakes greater than 0.01 km2 (1 ha)