Story: Southland places

Lake Manapōuri

Lake Manapōuri

Lake Manapōuri became renowned among European New Zealanders as one the country’s most beautiful lakes. This idealised picture of ‘Manawapouri’ dates from 1902.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Eph-A-POSTCARDS-1902-01-03
Chromolithograph by Benoni White

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page:

David Grant, 'Southland places - Fiordland’s lakes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/20222/lake-manapouri (accessed 18 April 2024)

Story by David Grant, updated 25 May 2015