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Lake Rotoiti is the perfect place to relax in the peaceful surroundings, some enjoy day walks around the lake or discover hidden tracks through the bush up the mountainsides, go boating and fishing on the lake or just get away from it all.

The lake is fed by the Travers River and is set amid bush and mountains and has drawn people to visit since parties of Maori stopped there on trips from Tasman Bay to Canterbury or the West Coast.

Tramping tracks circle the lake, including the Lakehead track on the east side and the Lakeside track on the west side of the lake.

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History
In Maori mythology the lake was created by the great chief Rakaihaitu digging holes with his ko (digging stick). One great hole became Lake Rotoiti (small waters) and the other Lake Rotoroa (large waters). Later geologists described the lakes as basins scooped out by glaciers.

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