List of lakes of New Zealand

This is a list of lakes in New Zealand.

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)