Lake Sumner, known as ''Hoka Kura'' in
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
, is a
lake
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situated 100 km northwest of
Christchurch
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in the
Canterbury
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...
region of New Zealand. The lake is located in the
Lake Sumner Forest Park
left, Gabriel hut at lake Sumner Forest Park
Lake Sumner Forest Park is a forest park located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is centered around Lewis Pass and has a number of access points along State Highway 7. ...
; the
Hurunui River and several other lakes (
Loch Katrine
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,
Lake Sheppard,
Lake Taylor and
Lake Mason) also lie within the park.
The Lake Sumner region is a popular area for
hunting
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,
tramping
Tramping may refer to:
Travel
*Hiking
*Trekking
*Tramping in New Zealand, a style of backpacking or hiking
* Czech tramping, a Czech outdoors pastime
Places
* Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada
** Tramping Lake, Sas ...
, trout fishing,
whitewater kayaking
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, and
mountainbiking. Several
Department of Conservation
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tramping huts in the region make it a common destination for overnight trips; however, the area's comparatively remote location and difficult vehicle access mean it is seldom crowded.
Hoka Kura formed approximately 18,000 years ago, covering 1,080 ha and 134 m deep, is a cold oligotrophic lake in inland North Canterbury. It fills a trough, 9.7 km long by 2.4 km wide, within the glacially-carved Hurunui River Valley. The upper Hurunui North Branch River enters the lake via a shingle delta at the north western end and drains through a narrow, natural channel at the south eastern end of the lake.
[https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nzwetlands11.pdf ]
References
External links
Lake Sumner Forest Park Department of Conservation
A directory of wetlands in New Zealand Department of Conservation
Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998
Hoka Kura
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