Lake Roto Kohatu — Attraction in Christchurch

Beautiful views, an absolutely stunning place and would of well exceeded the 5 stars easily…..BUT the gravel road is absolutely appalling to say the least. Is advertised on Maps as wheelchair friendly when in reality, if you don’t have a four wheel drive, god help you. The pot holes are so excessive and they are really deep, causing the vehicle the violently bounce, giving my rear some high bounces off the seat itself. Come on CCC, fix potholes so that EVERY Vehicle and Person can enjoy the...

There are two lakes here: one for jetskiing and one for swimming. The swimming lake is lovely when the weather is nice, but was extremely busy on the day we were here. The roar of engines from the jetskiing lake is quite pervasive too. A great place for a swim, but not exactly for a...

The lake is great, stupid people who don't know how to park ruin it. Car park is too small so people just park anywhere creating a long single lane road that then causes mayhem. Some signage along the wire fence to help stupid people know not to park there...