Lakes Rotongaro, Little Rotongaro and Okowhao

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LAKES ROTONGARO AND LITTLE ROTONGARO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT RESERVE (also known as Ratongaro-iti)
Wildlife Management Reserve - DoC permit required. Some 340 hectares of open water connected by shallow canal and surrounded by farmland. Often popular area for geese. A DoC permit is required for both.

Access Points

1. Pukekapia Road
   Vehicular and foot access to southern Lake Rotongaro from Pukekapia Road then along unformed public road to lake. Boat access probably summer only.
2. Rotongaro-Rangiriri Road
   Vehicular and foot access across private lands. Landowner permission required. Provides access to northern Rotongaro lake.
3. Rotongaro-Rangiriri Road
   Legal unformed public road provides difficult foot access to Little Rotongaro-iti.
4. Rotongaro-Rangiriri Road
   Private land affords practical access only to Lake Little Rotongaro. Landowner permission required.
   
   LAKE OKOWHAO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT RESERVE
   12 hectares of open water, surrounded by DoC reserve. DoC permit required.
   
   
5. Okowhao Road, Huntly
   Legal public vehicle access via farm race to the western edge of reserve. 
6. Te Ohaki Road, Huntly
   Practical vehicular and foot access via private land. Landowner permission required.