Appendix 2: Geodiversity and geothermal features
Table 2: Water dependent geodiversity and geothermal features of national importance
| Region | Name of feature |
|---|---|
| Northland | Titoki natural bridge Kai iwi dune dammed lakes Ngawha Springs and hydrothermal field Lake Omapere |
| Gisborne | Waipaoa River braid channel |
| Bay of Plenty | Rotorua Geothermal Field (including Whakarewarewa, Government Gardens) White Island Geothermal Field Waimangu Geothermal Field Tikitere Geothermal Field Waiotapu Geothermal Field Motu Gorge Lake Rotomahana explosion craters |
| Hawke's Bay | Lake Poukawa Holocene swamp Lake Waikaremoana Ahuriri Lagoon |
| Chatham Islands | Te Pukaha Quaternary moorland peat North Chatham peat swamp |
| Waikato | Mangawhitikau Cave System Ruakuri Cave Waitomo Glow worm Cave Waitomo Stream headwaters cave system Mangapu cave system (incl Lost World) Gardners Gut Cave Troopers Road cave system Waikite/Puakohurea Geothermal Field Ketetahi Geothermal Field Orakeikorako Geothermal Field Tokaanu/Waihi/Hipaua Geothermal Field Te Kopia Geothermal Field Rotokawa Geothermal Field Ohaaki Pool Kopouatai peat bog Tongariro River delta Aratiatia rapids Waikato River delta Tree Trunk Gorge Huka Falls |
| Manawatu-Whanganui | Manawatu Gorge Ruapehu Crater Lake Atene oxbow Ohingaiti cut-off meander Rangitikei Gorge Whangaehu lahar fan |
| Nelson | Mount Arthur karst to Pearse Resurgence Riwaka North and South Branch karst systems Waikoropupu Springs and catchment Mount Owen karst system (NE Owen, Bulmer Caverns) |
| Marlborough | Wairau boulder barrier, lagoon and delta Tarndale flats |
| Canterbury | Pyramid Valley (Holocene swamp) Rakaia River braids Opihi Lagoon and Harakeke Tautoro Island Hurunui Lakes (Sumner, Katrine, Mason, Sheppard, Taylor) Vagabonds Inn (Kettle Lake) Okana River delta Rakaia Gorge and terraces |
| West Coast | Babylon Cave Bullock Creek - Cave Creek south - Xanadu Cave Fox River Cave (incl Armageddon Cave) Honeycomb Hill Holocene cave system Nile River Cave (Aranui or Metro cave) Oparara Arch Hapuka Estuary Callery Gorge Buller Gorge |
| Otago | Kawarau Gorge Crucible Lake Hawkdun cirque Motatapu Gorge Taieri River mouth gorge Taieri River meanders (scroll plain) |
| Southland | Aurora Cave Stirling Falls, Milford Sound Mavora Lakes (glacial swamp and lake) Lake Quill cirque and Sutherland Falls Humboldt Falls Eglinton River delta, Lake Te Anau Hidden Lake (Milford Track) |
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Ministry for the Environment
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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