page_title: Lake Waikaremoana
section_title: Gallery
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Waikaremoana / Gallery
caption_attribution_description: English: Panorama of Lake Waikaremoana from Panekiri Bluff. Deutsch: Ein Panorama des Waikaremoana-Sees von Panekiri Bluff aus gesehen.
context_page_description: Lake Waikaremoana is located in Te Urewera in the North Island of New Zealand, 60 kilometres northwest of Wairoa and 80 kilometres west-southwest of Gisborne. It covers an area of 54 km². From the Maori Waikaremoana translates as 'sea of rippling waters'.
  The lake lies in the heart of Tuhoe country. The hamlet of Aniwaniwa and the Waikaremoana Holiday Park are located on the lakeshore, along SH38, which connects the lake to the central North Island and Gisborne. There is a Department of Conservation office at Aniwaniwa. Several walks start here, including a short stroll to Aniwaniwa Falls.
  The village of Onepoto is located on the lake's southern shores, close to the lake's old overflow channel and the intake of the Waikaremoana hydroelectric power scheme. The name Onepoto means short beach, and refers to the small bay to the north of the village with a beach only 60 metres long.
  Lake Waikaremoana is a holiday destination for people who use the lake for fishing, tramping and other recreational activities. The Lake Waikaremoana Track, one of New Zealand's "Great Walks", is a three- to four-day tramp which follows approximately half of the lake's circumference.
caption: View of Lake Waikaremoana from Panekiri Bluff
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