Lakes Wakatipu, Wanaka, and Hawea are three of the South Island's lakes - each occupying the bed of a former glacier. Each are about 300m above sea level, but the bed of the first two lie below sea level!
There is an island Lake Wakatipu in the South Island of New Zealand.
The second Largest lake in New Zealand is Lake Te Anau
Lake Kanieri is on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The closest township is Hokitika.
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New Zealand's largest lake is Lake Taupo in the North Island. Lake Te Anau is the South Island's largest lake, and has a town of that name on its shore.
According to Wikipedia, the deepest lake in New Zealand is Lake Hauroko in Fiordland National Park at the south end of the South Island, 463 meters deep (1,519 feet).
Lake Hauroko which is 462 meters. The deepest lakes are the group of lakes in Fiordland, which have been sculpted by glacial action. In Wikipedia there is a list of lakes in New Zealand, and a sub-section listing the deepest.
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The deepest Lake in New Zealand is Lake Hauroko.A2 . And the largest lake in the South island is Lake Te Anau, at 344 km^2.
Lake Ruataniwha is a lake in New Zealand not far from Twizel. It is in New Zealand's South Island in the Mackenzie District.
Lake Te Anau, 133 square miles, in South Island