Appendix 1: Potential water bodies of national importance for recreation

Water body	Region	User numbers phone survey	Rank: user numbers phone survey	User numbers internet	Rank: user numbers internet	Activities ranked phone survey	Activities ranked internet survey	Other existing information
Kai Iwi Lakes	Northland	31	8			Canoeing or kayaking 6
						Caving or potholing 1
						Fishing 15
						General sightseeing 11
						Picnicking 6
						Swimming 2
						Tramping 1
						Walking 17
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6
Kaimaumau block	Northland							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Hikarangi Swamp	Northland							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Pupuke Lake	Auckland	13	25			Fishing 24
						General sightseeing 8
						Jet skiing 1
						Swimming 19
						Walking 17
						Other 5
Mangaparo/ Clarkes Swamp	Auckland							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Mangatawhiri Swamp	Auckland							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Whangamarino Swamp	Auckland							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Taupo Lake	Waikato	250	1	18	11	Canoeing or kayaking 1	Canoeing or kayaking 20	Angling 1994 (1) (entire catchment)
						Fishing 1	Fishing 11
							Rowing 1
						Scuba diving / snorkelling 1	Scuba diving / snorkelling 1
							Tramping 9
						Water skiing, wake boarding 1	Water skiing, wake boarding 1
							Windsurfing 1
						Yachting 1	Yachting 3
						Bird watching 1
						General sightseeing 1
						Jet boating 1
						Jet skiing 1
						Picnicking 1
						Swimming 1
						Tramping 1
						Waka ama paddling 1
						Walking 1
						Yachting 1
						Other 1
						Mountain biking 1
Tongariro River	Waikato	16	20	10	25	Canoeing or kayaking 11	Canoeing or kayaking 15	Angling 1994 (10)
						Fishing 4	Fishing 11
						Swimming 14	Swimming 2
						Rafting 1
						Tramping 2
						Walking 27
Waikato River	Waikato	36	5			Canoeing or kayaking 11		Whitebaiting (100) Angling 2002 (7) entire catchment
						Caving or potholing 1
						Fishing 24
						General sightseeing 11
						Jet boating 5
						Picnicking 2
						Scuba diving / snorkelling 2
						Swimming 5
						Tramping 6
						Walking 6
						Yachting 2
						Other 1
Karapiro Lake	Waikato	18	18			Canoeing or kayaking 2
						Fishing 24
						Picnicking 6
						Rowing 1
						Tramping 12
						Waka ama paddling 1
						Walking 17
						Water skiing, wake boarding 2
Tauranga / Taupo River	Waikato							Angling 1994 (24)
Mokau River	Waikato							Whitebaiting (100)
Motu River	Bay of Plenty			44	1		Canoeing or kayaking 1	Water conservation order (1984)
							Fishing 8
							Hunting 1
							Swimming 2
							Tramping 9
Rotorua Lake	Bay of Plenty	55	2			Bird watching 2		Angling 1994 (5), Angling 2002 (6)
						Canoeing or kayaking 6
						Fishing 3
						General sightseeing 4
						Jet boating 5
						Picnicking 2
						Swimming 3
						Tramping 12
						Waka ama paddling 1
						Walking 4
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6
						Other 1
Blue Lake	Bay of Plenty	34	6			Bird watching 2
						Canoeing or kayaking 11
						General sightseeing 8
						Jet skiing 1
						Picnicking 2
						Swimming 4
						Tramping 12
						Walking 9
						Water skiing, wake boarding 2
Rotoiti Lake	Bay of Plenty					Canoeing or kayaking 11		Angling 1994 (4), Angling 2002 (5)
						Fishing 2
						General sightseeing 18
						Jet skiing 1
						Swimming 8
						Tramping 2
						Walking 21
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6
						Windsurfing 1
						Yachting 8
Tarawera Lake	Bay of Plenty	28	10	10	25	Canoeing or kayaking 11	Canoeing or kayaking 19	Angling 1994 (6), Angling 2002 (4)
						Fishing 4	Fishing 11
						Water skiing, wake boarding 4	Water skiing/ wake boarding 2
						Yachting 2	Yachting 4
						General sightseeing 24
						Mountain biking 2
						Picnicking 13
						Scuba diving/ snorkelling 2
						Swimming 14
						Tramping 6
						Walking 11
						Water skiing, wake boarding 4
						Yachting 2
Green Lake	Bay of Plenty	10	28			Bird watching 2
						Canoeing or kayaking 11
						General sightseeing 24
						Picnicking 12
						Swimming 14
						Tramping 12
						Walking 21
Rotoma Lake	Bay of Plenty							Angling 2002 (33)
Ngongotaha Stream	Bay of Plenty							Angling 2002 (19)
Aniwhenua Lake	Bay of Plenty							Angling 1994 (26), Angling 2002 (27)
Mohaka River	Hawke's Bay			22	5		Canoeing or kayaking 12	Water conservation order (2004)
							Fishing 3
							Jet boating 2
							Rafting 2
							Tramping 6
							Other 3
Waikaremoana Lake	Hawke's Bay	34	6	30	3	Canoeing or kayaking 11	Canoeing or kayaking 12	Angling 1994 (15), Angling 2002 (16)
						Fishing 8	Fishing 17
						General sightseeing 4	General sightseeing 1
						Hunting 1	Hunting 1
						Swimming 9	Swimming 5
						Tramping 2	Tramping 1
						Walking 11	Walking 1
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6	Water skiing, wake boarding 2
							Yachting 4
							Other 3
						Waka ama paddling 1
						Jet skiing 1
						Picnicking 6
Ngaruroro River	Hawke's Bay			11	23		Canoeing or kayaking 15	Whitebaiting (100)
							Fishing 11
							Jet boating 2
							Tramping 14
							Water skiing, wake boarding 2
Pekapeka Swamp	Hawke's Bay							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Tukituki River	Hawke's Bay							Whitebaiting (100), Angling 1994 (21), Angling 2002 (21)
Wairoa River	Hawke's Bay							Whitebaiting (100)
Ahuriri Estuary / Westshore lagoons	Hawke's Bay							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Rangatikei River	Manawatu- Wanganui			22	5		Canoeing and kayaking 10	Angling 2002 (25) Water conservation order (1993)
							Fishing 3
							Tramping 9
							Other 1
Whanganui River	Manawatu- Wanganui	16	20			Canoeing or kayaking 2		Whitebaiting (100)
						Fishing 24
						General sightseeing 18
						Picnicking 13
						Rowing 1
						Swimming 19
						Tramping 12
						Walking 21
						Water skiing, wake boarding 14
Manawatu River	Manawatu- Wanganui	12	26			Canoeing or kayaking 11		Angling 2002 (23) Angling 1994 (23)
						Fishing 20
						General sightseeing 24
						Hunting 1
						Picnicking 13
						Swimming 12
						Walking 24
						Water skiing, wake boarding 14
Otaki River	Manawatu- Wanganui	10	28			Canoeing or kayaking 11
						Fishing 15
						General sightseeing 24
						Swimming 14
						Tramping 12
						Walking 24
Manganuioteau River	Manawatu- Wanganui							Water conservation order (1989)
Dune Lakes	Manawatu- Wanganui							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Hutt River	Wellington	27	11			Bird watching 2		Angling 1994 (16)
						Canoeing or kayaking 11
						Fishing 12
						General sightseeing 18
						Mountain biking 2
						Picnicking 13
						Swimming 6
						Tramping 6
						Walking 8
Kahangatera and Kohangapiripiri lakes and wetlands	Wellington							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Wairarapa Lake	Wellington							Water conservation order (1989)
Vernon Lagoons	Marlborough							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Wairau River	Marlborough							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries, Angling 2002 (31)
Delaware Inlet	Nelson							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Whanganui Inlet	Nelson							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Nelson Lakes	Tasman	21	16	13	17	Canoeing or kayaking 11	Canoeing or kayaking 24
						Fishing 20	General sightseeing 1
						General sightseeing 8	Tramping 2
						Mountain biking 2	Waka ama paddling 1
						Picnicking 6	Yachting 4
						Swimming 9
						Tramping 12
						Walking 14
						Water skiing, wake boarding 14
Motueka River	Tasman							Angling 1994 (29), Water conservation order (2004)
Aorere River	Tasman							Whitebaiting (100)
Tekapo Lake	Canterbury	26	13			Fishing 20
						General sightseeing 6
						Jet boating 5
						Picnicking 6
						Swimming 19
						Tramping 6
						Walking 7
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6
						Windsurfing 1
						Other 5
Waimakariri River	Canterbury	23	14	13	17	Fishing 15	Canoeing or kayaking 15	Whitebaiting (150), Angling 1994 (2), Angling 2002 (3)
						General sightseeing 18	General sightseeing 3
						Jet boating 5	Mountaineering 1
						Picnicking 6	Rafting 2
						Swimming 7	Tramping 4
						Tramping 12
						Waka ama paddling 1
						Walking 9
Coleridge Lake	Canterbury	14	24			Canoeing or kayaking 11
						Fishing 12
						General sightseeing 18
						Jet boating 5
						Picnicking 13
						Swimming 19
						Tramping 12
						Walking 27
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6
Avon River	Canterbury	10	18			Birdwatching 2		Whitebaiting (150)
						Canoeing or kayaking 11
						General sightseeing 24
						Picnicking 6
						Walking 14
Rakaia River	Canterbury	10	28	13	17		Canoeing or kayaking 20	Water conservation order (1988), Angling 1994 (8), Angling 2002 (12)
						Fishing 15	Fishing 8
							General sightseeing 3
							Hunting 1
							Mountaineering 1
							Swimming 4
						Tramping 6	Tramping 9
						Picnicking 13
						Swimming 19
						Walking 24
						Water skiing, wake boarding 14
Rangitata River	Canterbury			17	13		Canoeing or kayaking 10	Water conservation order (2004), Whitebaiting (90), Angling 1994 (7) Angling 2002 (30)
							Fishing 8
							Jet boating 2
							Tramping 14
Hurunui River	Canterbury			12	21		Canoeing or kayaking 23	Angling 2002 (32) entire catchment Whitebaiting (70)
							Fishing 5
							Jet boating 1
							Rafting 2
							Swimming 4
Clarence River	Canterbury			24	4		Canoeing or kayaking 3
							Fishing 17
							Jet boating 2
							Mountaineering 1
							Rafting 2
							Tramping 14
							Other 3
Benmore Lake	Canterbury	22	15			Canoeing or kayaking 11		Angling 2002 (11) Angling 1994 (22)
						Fishing 10
						General sightseeing 11
						Jet boating 5
						Jet skiing 1
						Swimming 19
						Walking 17
						Water skiing, wake boarding 4
						Yachting 2
						Other 5
Waitaki River	Canterbury	17	19			Birdwatching 2		Angling 2002 (9) Angling 1994 (9)
						Canoeing or kayaking 11
						Fishing 6
						General sightseeing 11
						Jet boating 2
						Tramping 12
						Walking 27
						Other 5
Ellesmere Lake and wetlands	Canterbury							Water conservation order (1990), Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Ahuriri River	Canterbury							Water conservation order (1990)
Opihi River	Canterbury							Angling 1994 (18), Angling 2002 (24)
Hurunui River	Canterbury							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries, Angling 1994 (19)
Aparima River	Canterbury							Whitebaiting (100), Angling 1994 (27)
George Lake and Henderson extension	Canterbury							Wetland of National Importance to Fisheries
Oreti River	Canterbury							Angling 1994 (11), Angling 2002 (14) Whitebaiting (40)
Pourakino River	Canterbury							Whitebaiting (100)
Wolds Swamp	Canterbury							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Aviemore Lake	Canterbury							Angling 2002 (26)
Waiau River	Canterbury							Angling 2002 (22)
Hororata River (lower)	Canterbury							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Brunner Lake	West Coast	15	22	11	23	Canoeing or kayaking 2	Canoeing or kayaking 24
							Fishing 6
						Swimming 19	Swimming 2
						Yachting 2	Yachting 2
						General sightseeing 18
						Jet boating 2
						Jet skiing 1
						Picnicking 13
						Tramping 6
						Walking 27
Buller River	West Coast			43	2		Canoeing or kayaking 2	Water conservation order (whole catchment) (2001), Whitebaiting (100+) Angling 2002 (29) entire catchment
							Fishing 2
							Hunting 1
							Jet boating 2
							Swimming 1
							Tramping 14
							Walking 1
							Other 3
Karamea River	West Coast			21	7		Canoeing or kayaking 7	Whitebaiting (100+)
							Fishing 6
							Rafting 1
							Tramping 14
Landsborough River	West Coast			20	8		Canoeing or kayaking 5
							General sightseeing 3
							Tramping 4
Perth River	West Coast			18	11		Canoeing or kayaking 7
							Jet boating 1
							Rafting 2
							Tramping 9
Hokitika River	West Coast			16	14		Canoeing or kayaking 9	Whitebaiting (100+)
							Fishing 17
							Hunting 1
							Other 3
Arahura River	West Coast						Canoeing or kayaking 5
Grey River	West Coast							Water conservation order (1991), Whitebaiting (100), Angling 2002 (13) entire catchment
Awarua River and Waiuna Lagoon Big Bay	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+), Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Birchfield Swamp	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Hermitage Swamp	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Okarito Lagoon	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Okura/Turnbull/Hapuku Lagoon	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries, Whitebaiting (100+)
Tawharekiri Lakes complex Waita River mouth and Pakihi	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Cascade River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Waiatoto River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Moeraki River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Mikohinui River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Wanganui River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Arawata River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Paringa River	West Coast							Whitebaiting (100+)
Okarito Lagoon	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Owowaiti Estuary and wetlands	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Saltwater Lagoon	West Coast							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Wakatipu Lake	Otago	52	3			Canoeing or kayaking 6		Water conservation order (Kawarau, 1997), Angling 1994 (14), Angling 2002 (20)
						Fishing 6
						General sightseeing 2
						Jet boating 2
						Picnicking 2
						Swimming 9
						Tramping 12
						Walking 3
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6
						Windsurfing 1
						Other 5
Wanaka Lake	Otago	47	4	19	10	Canoeing or kayaking 6	Canoeing or kayaking 20	Angling 1994 (12), Angling 2002 (10)
						Fishing 10	Fishing 11
						Jet boating 5	Jet boating 2
						Tramping 12	Tramping 6
						Water skiing, wake boarding 6	Water skiing, wake boarding 2
							Windsurfing 2
						Yachting 2	Yachting 1
							Other 1
						General sightseeing 3
						Picnicking 12
						Swimming 12
						Walking 2
Clutha River	Otago	16	20	13	17	Canoeing or kayaking 2	Canoeing or kayaking 12	Whitebaiting (200), Angling 1994 (20)
						Fishing 15	Fishing 11
							Swimming 5
						General sightseeing 11
						Picnicking 13
						Walking 24
						Water skiing, wake boarding 14
						Yachting 8
						Other 1
Hawea Lake	Otago	12	26			Fishing 20		Angling 1994 (17), Angling 2002 (8)
						General sightseeing 11
						Picnicking 12
						Tramping 12
						Walking 14
Blueskin Bay	Otago							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Dunstan Lake	Otago							Angling 1994 (13), Angling 2002 (15)
Kawarau River	Otago							Water conservation order (1997)
Taieri River	Otago							Whitebaiting (150), Angling 1994 (25), Angling 2002 (18)
Hollyford River	Southland			20	8		Canoeing or kayaking 4
							Rafting 2
							Tramping 6
Te Anau Lake	Southland	27	11	15	15	Fishing 8	Canoeing or kayaking 15	Angling 1994 (28), Angling 2002 (28)
						General sightseeing 6	Tramping 3
						Picnicking 13	Walking 1
						Swimming 19	Water skiing, wake boarding 2
						Walking 4	Yachting 4
						Yachting 2	Other 3
Mataura River	Southland			12	21		Fishing 1	Water conservation order (1997), Whitebaiting (200), Angling 1994 (3) Angling 2002 (2)
Mataura River	Southland			12	21		Walking 1
Manapouri Lake	Southland	20	17			Canoeing or kayaking 6
						Fishing 12
						General sightseeing 11
						Picnicking 13
						Swimming 14
						Walking 13
						Yachting 8
						Other 5
Waituna lagoon and wetlands	Southland							Wetland of national importance to Fisheries
Titiroa River	Southland							Whitebaiting (110)

Note: Internet survey = BRC, 2004a; phone survey = BRC, 2004b.

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