Lake Rotoiti [St Arnaud, New Zealand]
Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 97: Today we are heading to Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park to check out Nelson Lakes’ most popular lake as part of 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand.
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Today we have a long drive from Marahau to the Nelson Lakes National Park, so we get to enjoy the changing scenery standard from a New Zealand roadtrip. We reach the beginning of the Southern Alps which means we’ve hit the beautiful Nelson Lakes National Park.
We park up at Lake Rotoiti which is just off the main state highway and half a minute drive from the town of St Arnaud. First things first, we need to get that token photo of the Lake Rotoiti Jetty!
Here, we see wildlife, especially eels (tuna in Maori) under the jetty, as well as crazy-looking ducks and swans.
We also find “the hidden” Lake Rotoiti Jetty for your viewing pleasure.
Well, there’s not much else to say about Lake Rotoiti other than there are a couple of hikes in the area should you want to go exploring more.
So what do you think of Lake Rotoiti? Is it worth a pit stop for a South Island Road Trip? Let us know!
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Lake Rotoiti - Day 15 - The Neverending New Zealand Story
On day 15, Hank leaves Saint Arnaud to paddle his packraft across Lake Rotoiti as he heads toward Travers Saddle, Blue Lake, and Waiau Pass.
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Freshwater Eels - At Saint Arnaud, Nelson lakes - New Zealand - Lake Rotoiti
Some local longfin eels that live at the jetty/boat ramp at St Arnaud in the beautiful Nelson Lakes - Lake Rotoiti
Saint Arnaud, Lake Rotoiti.
Lake Rotoiti in Saint Arnaud (previously Rotoiti) is a small alpine village located in the north of New Zealand's South Island, west of the mountains of the Saint Arnaud Range.
Lake Rotoiti, previously also known as Lake Arthur, is a lake in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It is a substantial mountain lake within the borders of Nelson Lakes National Park. The lake is fed by the Travers River, water from the lake flows into the Buller River. The lake is surrounded by Beech forest and is 82 metres deep.
Tramping tracks circle the lake, including the Lakehead track on the east side and the Lakeside track on the west side. There is a water taxi service that travels the length of the lake ferrying trampers to and from the Coldwater and Lakehead huts at the head of the lake. Rotoiti is also a popular place for waterskiing and is adjacent to Mt Robert.
The lake has introduced trout which attract recreational fishermen.
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Passing though St. Arnaud you get to Lake Rotoiti a beautiful mountain lake, with excellent walks and bush, it is a nature reserve with many native species being protected by a vigorous campaign against introduced predictors like rats, stoat's and possums. it is also a good Trout fishing area and the start of the Buller river, you just need your sand fly repellent and sun screen.
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Lake Rotoiti St Arnaud NZ CAMP DAY 10 - Jan 5, 2016 | missjacquit vlogs
Filmed on 5th Jan 2015
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Hi. It's day 10 of our camping trip. We walked a long track, walking for 2 hours the least. However it was fun walking in the forest, listening to birds chirping and the sound of the lakes. =)
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01-09-2015 drive from Top House road to the St Arnaud town ship in snow fall
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St Arnaud, New Zealand
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Lake Rotoiti
A weekend field trip with the Rangiora photographic Society in the Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
Pure NZ - AXN flight over Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park
Christmas morning, 2011 was a stunningly calm and fine day over the lake.
This video was recorded on a Gopro 960 carried on my AXN Floater Jet RC plane.
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Lake Rotoiti
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Nelson Lakes Nationalpark, New Zealand
View from St. Arnaud Range over to Mount Robert and Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes Nationalpark, New Zealand.
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Right under the dock of Saint Arnaud these eels having the time of their lifes
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A ride down Duck Down track in the Teetotal MTB Park.
Part of Lake Rotoiti - Nelson Lakes National Park NZ
Part of Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes region of New Zealand. Filmed April 14th-21st, 2012.