The Lakes
Lake Rotoiti lies in the park's very north and is mainly fed by the Travers River and smaller streams emerging from the Travers Range in the west as well as by several creeks arising from the Saint Arnaud Range in the east.
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The entire Nelson Lakes region is a complex system of freshwater streams and lakes. Since the park lies at the beginning of the Southern Alps, there is a general decrease in altitude leading northwards.
Read More Honeydew Insects
Honeydew found in Nelson Lakes National Park is produced by small beech scale insects called Ultracoelostoma assemile and Ultracoelostoma brittini. They primarily feed on red (Nothofagus fusca) and black (Nothofagus solandri) beech.
Read More Lesser Short-Tailed Bat
Bats or 'pekapeka' in native Maori, are special to New Zealand since they are the only native land mammal in the country. The short-tailed bats are assigned to the family of Mystacinidae and are known to have three subspecies.
Read More Great Spotted Kiwi
The Great Spotted Kiwi or Roa (Apteryx haastii) is the largest kiwi in New Zealand. It is endemic but threatened with populations only in the north of the South Island.
Read More Giant SnailsThe Powelliphanta is the largest land snail species on earth. It is air breathing and carnivorous feeding on earthworms and slugs like spaghetti.
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