# List of lagoons of New Zealand

This is a list of lagoons of New Zealand.

## Lagoons

| Lagoon | Location | Region | Area (ha) | Outflow | Coordinates |
| Ahuriri Lagoon (former lagoon)‡ | Napier | Hawke's Bay | 4,000 | Pacific Ocean | 39°28′00″S 176°52′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.46667°S 176.86667°E﻿ / -39.46667; 176.86667 |
| Amberley Beach Lagoon | Hurunui District | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 43°10′05″S 172°47′00″E﻿ / ﻿43.16806°S 172.78333°E﻿ / -43.16806; 172.78333 |
| Andersons Lagoon | Near Palmerston | Otago | | Pacific Ocean | 45°30′30″S 170°46′45″E﻿ / ﻿45.50833°S 170.77917°E﻿ / -45.50833; 170.77917 |
| Aotea Lagoon | Porirua | Wellington | 5 | Tasman Sea | 41°07′12″S 174°51′25″E﻿ / ﻿41.12000°S 174.85694°E﻿ / -41.12000; 174.85694 |
| Big Lagoon (Marlborough) | Cloudy Bay | Marlborough | 800 | Pacific Ocean | 41°33′00″S 174°06′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.55000°S 174.10000°E﻿ / -41.55000; 174.10000 |
| Big Lagoon (Southland) | Riverton / Aparima | Southland | 32 | Foveaux Strait | 46°21′10″S 168°10′30″E﻿ / ﻿46.35278°S 168.17500°E﻿ / -46.35278; 168.17500 |
| Bluff Harbour | Bluff | Southland | | Foveaux Strait | 46°35′30″S 168°20′00″E﻿ / ﻿46.59167°S 168.33333°E﻿ / -46.59167; 168.33333 |
| Brooklands Lagoon | Waimakariri River mouth | Canterbury | 270 | Pacific Ocean | 43°24′50″S 172°42′25″E﻿ / ﻿43.41389°S 172.70694°E﻿ / -43.41389; 172.70694 |
| Lake Brunton | Awarua Plain | Southland | 25 | Pacific Ocean | 46°39′10″S 168°53′20″E﻿ / ﻿46.65278°S 168.88889°E﻿ / -46.65278; 168.88889 |
| Chandlers Lagoon | Section of Big Lagoon | Marlborough | | Pacific Ocean | 41°33′05″S 174°04′05″E﻿ / ﻿41.55139°S 174.06806°E﻿ / -41.55139; 174.06806 |
| Coopers Lagoon / Muriwai | Mid-Canterbury | Canterbury | 2 | Pacific Ocean | 43°51′30″S 172°18′00″E﻿ / ﻿43.85833°S 172.30000°E﻿ / -43.85833; 172.30000 |
| Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora | Selwyn River mouth | Canterbury | 19,781 | Pacific Ocean | 43°48′00″S 172°25′00″E﻿ / ﻿43.80000°S 172.41667°E﻿ / -43.80000; 172.41667 |
| Five Mile Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 43°16′35″S 170°05′20″E﻿ / ﻿43.27639°S 170.08889°E﻿ / -43.27639; 170.08889 |
| Lake Forsyth / Waiwera | Banks Peninsula | Canterbury | 628 | Pacific Ocean | 43°48′20″S 172°44′25″E﻿ / ﻿43.80556°S 172.74028°E﻿ / -43.80556; 172.74028 |
| Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau | Clifford Bay | Marlborough | 1,700 | Pacific Ocean | 41°44′00″S 174°10′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.73333°S 174.16667°E﻿ / -41.73333; 174.16667 |
| Hawksbury Lagoon | Waikouaiti | Otago | 51 | Pacific Ocean | 45°36′20″S 170°40′25″E﻿ / ﻿45.60556°S 170.67361°E﻿ / -45.60556; 170.67361 |
| Hikimutu Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 43°03′10″S 170°24′11″E﻿ / ﻿43.05278°S 170.40306°E﻿ / -43.05278; 170.40306 |
| Kaikorai Lagoon | Waldronville | Otago | 94 | Pacific Ocean | 45°55′00″S 170°23′50″E﻿ / ﻿45.91667°S 170.39722°E﻿ / -45.91667; 170.39722 |
| Kaituna Lagoon | Section of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora | Canterbury | | Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora | 43°47′40″S 172°38′40″E﻿ / ﻿43.79444°S 172.64444°E﻿ / -43.79444; 172.64444 |
| Kiriwai Lagoon | Arm of Lake Ōnoke | Wellington | | Lake Ōnoke | 41°22′55″S 175°06′10″E﻿ / ﻿41.38194°S 175.10278°E﻿ / -41.38194; 175.10278 |
| Lake Kohangapiripiri | Pencarrow Head | Wellington | 11 | Cook Strait | 41°21′30″S 174°51′30″E﻿ / ﻿41.35833°S 174.85833°E﻿ / -41.35833; 174.85833 |
| Lake Kohangatera | Pencarrow Head | Wellington | 17 | Cook Strait | 41°22′00″S 174°52′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.36667°S 174.86667°E﻿ / -41.36667; 174.86667 |
| Leithfield Beach Lagoon | Hurunui District | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 43°12′28″S 172°45′24″E﻿ / ﻿43.20778°S 172.75667°E﻿ / -43.20778; 172.75667 |
| Māngere Lagoon | Manukau Harbour | Auckland | | Manukau Harbour | 36°57′25″S 174°46′40″E﻿ / ﻿36.95694°S 174.77778°E﻿ / -36.95694; 174.77778 |
| Matatā Lagoon | Matatā | Bay of Plenty | | Bay of Plenty | 37°53′18″S 176°45′50″E﻿ / ﻿37.88833°S 176.76389°E﻿ / -37.88833; 176.76389 |
| Maungawhio Lagoon | Māhia Peninsula | Hawke's Bay | 96 | Pacific Ocean | 39°04′00″S 177°53′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.06667°S 177.88333°E﻿ / -39.06667; 177.88333 |
| Mimimoto Lagoon | Hurunui District | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 43°10′49″S 172°46′28″E﻿ / ﻿43.18028°S 172.77444°E﻿ / -43.18028; 172.77444 |
| Moutere Inlet | Motueka | Tasman District | 764 | Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere | 41°10′00″S 173°02′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.16667°S 173.03333°E﻿ / -41.16667; 173.03333 |
| Ngamotu Lagoon | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | | Pacific Ocean | 39°03′30″S 177°26′30″E﻿ / ﻿39.05833°S 177.44167°E﻿ / -39.05833; 177.44167 |
| New River Estuary | Invercargill | Southland | 4,100 | Foveaux Strait | 46°28′30″S 168°20′00″E﻿ / ﻿46.47500°S 168.33333°E﻿ / -46.47500; 168.33333 |
| Normanby Lagoon | Normanby | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 44°27′15″S 171°14′55″E﻿ / ﻿44.45417°S 171.24861°E﻿ / -44.45417; 171.24861 |
| Ogilvie Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 42°50′45″S 170°54′25″E﻿ / ﻿42.84583°S 170.90694°E﻿ / -42.84583; 170.90694 |
| Ohuia Lagoon | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | | Pacific Ocean | 39°03′00″S 177°28′45″E﻿ / ﻿39.05000°S 177.47917°E﻿ / -39.05000; 177.47917 |
| Ōkari Lagoon | Buller District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 41°50′00″S 171°28′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.83333°S 171.46667°E﻿ / -41.83333; 171.46667 |
| Ōkārito Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | 3,240 | Tasman Sea | 43°12′00″S 170°13′00″E﻿ / ﻿43.20000°S 170.21667°E﻿ / -43.20000; 170.21667 |
| Ōkupe Lagoon | Kapiti Island | Wellington | | Tasman Sea | 40°49′35″S 174°56′50″E﻿ / ﻿40.82639°S 174.94722°E﻿ / -40.82639; 174.94722 |
| Lake Ōnoke | Palliser Bay | Wellington | 6,300 | Cook Strait | 41°23′00″S 175°08′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.38333°S 175.13333°E﻿ / -41.38333; 175.13333 |
| Ōrākei Basin | Remuera | Auckland | | Waitematā Harbour | 36°52′00″S 174°48′45″E﻿ / ﻿36.86667°S 174.81250°E﻿ / -36.86667; 174.81250 |
| Orokonui Lagoon | Waitati | Otago | | Pacific Ocean | 45°45′10″S 170°35′00″E﻿ / ﻿45.75278°S 170.58333°E﻿ / -45.75278; 170.58333 |
| Orowaiti Lagoon | Westport | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 41°44′45″S 171°37′50″E﻿ / ﻿41.74583°S 171.63056°E﻿ / -41.74583; 171.63056 |
| Panmure Basin | Mount Wellington | Auckland | | Tāmaki River | 36°54′20″S 174°51′00″E﻿ / ﻿36.90556°S 174.85000°E﻿ / -36.90556; 174.85000 |
| Pleasant River estuary | Waikouaiti | Otago | 220 | Pacific Ocean | 45°33′30″S 170°43′30″E﻿ / ﻿45.55833°S 170.72500°E﻿ / -45.55833; 170.72500 |
| Pōrangahau River mouth | Pōrangahau | Hawke's Bay | 226 | Pacific Ocean | 41°23′00″S 175°08′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.38333°S 175.13333°E﻿ / -41.38333; 175.13333 |
| Pororari Lagoon | Grey District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 42°06′02″S 171°20′22″E﻿ / ﻿42.10056°S 171.33944°E﻿ / -42.10056; 171.33944 |
| Pukaki Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 42°49′35″S 170°56′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.82639°S 170.93333°E﻿ / -42.82639; 170.93333 |
| Rakaia Lagoon | Rakaia River mouth | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 43°53′50″S 172°13′05″E﻿ / ﻿43.89722°S 172.21806°E﻿ / -43.89722; 172.21806 |
| Rangitata River mouth | Timaru and Ashburton Districts | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 44°11′00″S 171°31′00″E﻿ / ﻿44.18333°S 171.51667°E﻿ / -44.18333; 171.51667 |
| Rotokare / Barrett Lagoon | New Plymouth | Taranaki | | Mangaotuku Stream | 39°05′30″S 174°02′30″E﻿ / ﻿39.09167°S 174.04167°E﻿ / -39.09167; 174.04167 |
| Saltwater Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 43°06′00″S 170°21′00″E﻿ / ﻿43.10000°S 170.35000°E﻿ / -43.10000; 170.35000 |
| Spider Lagoon | Timaru District | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 44°15′00″S 171°23′30″E﻿ / ﻿44.25000°S 171.39167°E﻿ / -44.25000; 171.39167 |
| Tank Farm | Northcote | Auckland | | Waitematā Harbour | 36°48′05″S 174°45′10″E﻿ / ﻿36.80139°S 174.75278°E﻿ / -36.80139; 174.75278 |
| Tapuarau Lagoon | Near the Waitōtara River | Taranaki | | South Taranaki Bight | 39°50′26″S 174°40′40″E﻿ / ﻿39.84056°S 174.67778°E﻿ / -39.84056; 174.67778 |
| Te Paeroa Lagoon | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | | Pacific Ocean | 39°03′00″S 177°31′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.05000°S 177.51667°E﻿ / -39.05000; 177.51667 |
| Te Puna-a-Taipuhi | Hurunui District | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 42°55′10″S 173°16′25″E﻿ / ﻿42.91944°S 173.27361°E﻿ / -42.91944; 173.27361 |
| Te Whanga Lagoon | Chatham Island | Chatham Islands | 16,000 | Pacific Ocean | 43°52′00″S 176°28′00″W﻿ / ﻿43.86667°S 176.46667°W﻿ / -43.86667; -176.46667 |
| Three Mile Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 43°14′45″S 170°08′00″E﻿ / ﻿43.24583°S 170.13333°E﻿ / -43.24583; 170.13333 |
| Tomahawk Lagoon | Otago Peninsula | Otago | 30 | Pacific Ocean | 45°54′05″S 170°32′35″E﻿ / ﻿45.90139°S 170.54306°E﻿ / -45.90139; 170.54306 |
| Tōtara Lagoon (West Coast) | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 42°51′00″S 170°50′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.85000°S 170.83333°E﻿ / -42.85000; 170.83333 |
| Tōtara Lagoon (Wellington) | Waikanae | Wellington | 0.4 | Tasman Sea | 40°51′23″S 175°02′28″E﻿ / ﻿40.85639°S 175.04111°E﻿ / -40.85639; 175.04111 |
| Tukes Lagoons | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 42°50′00″S 170°55′45″E﻿ / ﻿42.83333°S 170.92917°E﻿ / -42.83333; 170.92917 |
| Tūtaepatu Lagoon | Waimakariri District | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 43°19′35″S 172°42′15″E﻿ / ﻿43.32639°S 172.70417°E﻿ / -43.32639; 172.70417 |
| Waiatoto Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 43°58′20″S 168°48′10″E﻿ / ﻿43.97222°S 168.80278°E﻿ / -43.97222; 168.80278 |
| Waikouaiti River Estuary | Karitane | Otago | 229 | Pacific Ocean | 45°38′10″S 170°39′20″E﻿ / ﻿45.63611°S 170.65556°E﻿ / -45.63611; 170.65556 |
| Waimeha Lagoon | Waikanae | Wellington | 1 | Tasman Sea | 40°52′02″S 175°01′09″E﻿ / ﻿40.86722°S 175.01917°E﻿ / -40.86722; 175.01917 |
| Wainono Lagoon | South Canterbury | Canterbury | | Pacific Ocean | 44°42′00″S 171°09′00″E﻿ / ﻿44.70000°S 171.15000°E﻿ / -44.70000; 171.15000 |
| Waipu Lagoons | Bell Block | Taranaki | 2 | Pacific Ocean | 39°01′50″S 174°08′10″E﻿ / ﻿39.03056°S 174.13611°E﻿ / -39.03056; 174.13611 |
| Wairau Lagoon | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | | Pacific Ocean | 39°03′00″S 177°30′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.05000°S 177.50000°E﻿ / -39.05000; 177.50000 |
| Waitahora Lagoon | Spirits Bay | Northland | 50 | Pacific Ocean | 34°27′20″S 172°48′00″E﻿ / ﻿34.45556°S 172.80000°E﻿ / -34.45556; 172.80000 |
| Waituna Lagoon | Awarua Plain | Southland | | Foveaux Strait | 46°34′00″S 168°35′25″E﻿ / ﻿46.56667°S 168.59028°E﻿ / -46.56667; 168.59028 |
| Waiuna Lagoon | Westland District | West Coast | | Tasman Sea | 44°18′25″S 168°08′25″E﻿ / ﻿44.30694°S 168.14028°E﻿ / -44.30694; 168.14028 |
| Washdyke Lagoon | Timaru | Canterbury | 48 | Pacific Ocean | 44°21′50″S 171°15′10″E﻿ / ﻿44.36389°S 171.25278°E﻿ / -44.36389; 171.25278 |
| Whairepo Lagoon | Wellington | Wellington | | Wellington Harbour | 41°17′20″S 174°46′45″E﻿ / ﻿41.28889°S 174.77917°E﻿ / -41.28889; 174.77917 |
| Whakakī Lagoon | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | 607 | Pacific Ocean | 39°02′35″S 177°33′10″E﻿ / ﻿39.04306°S 177.55278°E﻿ / -39.04306; 177.55278 |
| Whakamahi Lagoon | Wairoa | Hawke's Bay | | Pacific Ocean | 39°03′50″S 177°24′05″E﻿ / ﻿39.06389°S 177.40139°E﻿ / -39.06389; 177.40139 |
| Wherowhero Lagoon | Poverty Bay | Gisborne | | Pacific Ocean | 38°44′00″S 177°56′00″E﻿ / ﻿38.73333°S 177.93333°E﻿ / -38.73333; 177.93333 |
* ‡ The bed of the Ahuriri Lagoon was raised by the 1931 Napier earthquake, permanently draining the lagoon.