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Lake Papaitonga

Lake Papaitonga

Papaitonga, also known as Waiwiri, is the smaller of the two lakes near Levin. A home to the Muaūpoko people, along with Lake Horowhenua, it is now a wetland reserve.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Manawatū and Horowhenua places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 22-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/manawatu-and-horowhenua-places/9/5