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Okataina - Tauranganui Bay

The boat ramp at Tauranganui Bay provides the primary public access point for launching watercraft onto Lake Ōkataina, a remote crater lake in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island.

The lake sits within a scenic reserve, with native bush — including rimu, tōtara, rātā, and kahikatea — reaching down to the water's edge.

Access to the ramp is controlled by an automated gate requiring a PIN code, obtained after completing a mandatory Check-Clean-Dry wash process at a designated wash station on Te Ngae Road.

Boaters must wash their vessel and trailer, submit an online form while on-site, and then use the emailed PIN to open the gate at the ramp.

This biosecurity system is managed through a partnership involving Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Rotorua Lakes Council, Fish & Game New Zealand, and local iwi Ngāti Tarāwhai.


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