Arohaki Lagoon
{{short description|Lake in Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Arohaki Lagoon
| native_name ={{native name|mi|Arohaki}}
| other_name = Arahaki Lagoon
| image = Arohaki Lagoon with kahikatea background 1.jpg
| alt = Arohaki Lagoon, with kahikatea trees in the background
| caption = Arohaki Lagoon, with kahikatea trees in the background
| location = Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park, North Island, New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|38|40|50|S|176|39|40|E|region:NZ_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
| type = lagoon
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Arohaki Lagoon
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Arohaki Lagoon in the North Island
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Arohaki Lagoon (formerly Arahaki Lagoon) is a small ephemeral lagoon located in the Whakatāne District of the North Island, New Zealand. It is within the Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park, south and can be accessed via a {{convert|6|km|mi|adj=on}} walking track.{{cite web |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/east-coast/places/whirinaki-te-pua-a-tane-conservation-park/things-to-do/tracks/arohaki-lagoon-track/ |title=Arohaki Lagoon Track |author= |date=n.d. |website=Department of Conservation |access-date=2020-06-14}}
Etymology
The Ngāti Whare Claims Settlement Act 2012 changed the name of the lagoon from Arahaki to Arohaki.{{cite magazine |title=Notice of Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Altered Geographic and Crown Protected Area Names for Ngati Whare |magazine=New Zealand Gazette |issue=52 |url=https://www.dia.govt.nz//Pubforms.nsf/NZGZT/NZGazette52May12.pdf/$file/NZGazette52May12.pdf#page=39 |date=2012-05-10 |publisher=New Zealand Government |location=Wellington, New Zealand |pages=1468–1469 |access-date=2020-06-14}} According to the Ngāti Whare Deed of Settlement, the name is taken from a description of "the taking off of the birds, one by one, circling around".{{cite report |date=2009 |title=Schedule to the Deed of Settlement of the Historical Claims of Ngāti Whare |url=https://www.govt.nz/assets/Documents/OTS/Ngati-Whare/Ngati-Whare-Deed-of-Settlement-Schedule-8-Dec-2009.pdf |publisher=New Zealand Government |page=47}}
Significance to Māori
Arohaki Lagoon holds significance for the local iwi, Ngāti Whare. It is seasonally used as a {{lang|mi|mahinga manu}} (bird gathering place), and the fish in the lagoon were used as a food source.
Fauna and flora
File:Close-up of Southern Bell Frog.jpg at Arohaki Lagoon]]
Arohaki Lagoon contains kōkopu (native galaxiid fish), and serves as a sanctuary and breeding ground for various bird species. Frogs can also be found at the lagoon.
The lagoon contains a large population of water brome (Amphibromus fluitans), a threatened species of native grass.{{cite press release |author= |title=Big Population of Water Brome (Amphibromus Fluitans) Discovered At Arohaki Lagoon, Whirinaki |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/nzpcn/news/big-population-of-water-brome-amphibromus-fluitans-discovered-at-arohaki-lagoon-whirinaki/ |publisher=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |date=2006-03-20 |access-date=2020-06-14}}{{cite report |last1=de Lange |first1=P. J. |last2=Rolfe |first2=J. R. |last3=Barkla |first3=J. W. |last4=Courtney |first4=S. P. |last5=Champion |first5=P. D. |last6=Perrie |first6=L. R. |last7=Beadel |first7=S. M. |last8=Ford |first8=K. A. |last9=Breitwieser |first9=I. |last10=Schönberger |first10=I. |last11= Hindmarsh-Walls |first11=R. |last12=Heenan |first12=P. B. |last13=Ladley |first13=K. |date=2018 |title=Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017 |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/files/0/13/654/nztcs_vascular_plants_2017.pdf |publisher=Department of Conservation |page=31 |issn=2324-1713 |access-date=2020-06-14}} Kahikatea trees line the perimeter of Arohaki Lagoon.
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