The Te Waikoropupu Springs are sacred to the Maori and no-one is allowed to touch or drink their water. The high atlitude Lake Rotomairwhenua is also sacred to the Maori, who traditionally used its clear waters to wash the bodies of the dead.
Michel Roggo / Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, sacred to the Maori, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand, February 2013. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Te Waikoropupu spring, largest coldwater spring in the Southern Hemisphere, this spring is of high cultural and spiritual significance for the local Maori, New Zealand, February 2013. Taken for the Fr...
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Michel Roggo / Te Waikoropupu spring, largest coldwater spring in the Southern Hemisphere, at full moon, taken with long exposure. This spring is of high cultural and spiritual significance for the local Maori, New...
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand? Southern Alps, New Zealand. Sacred to the Maori, with the clearest natural fresh water of the world, February...
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Michel Roggo / Te Waikoropupu spring, largest coldwater spring in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand February 2013 . Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, Southern Alps, New Zealand, February 2013. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand? Southern Alps, New Zealand. Sacred to the Maori, with the clearest natural fresh water of the world, February...
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Michel Roggo / Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand, February 2013. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Aerial view of Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand. February 2013
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Michel Roggo / Landscapes of Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand? Southern Alps, New Zealand. Sacred to the Maori, with the clearest natural fresh water of the world, February 2013...
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand? Southern Alps, New Zealand. Sacred to the Maori, with the clearest natural fresh water of the world, February...
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand? Southern Alps, New Zealand. Sacred to the Maori, with the clearest natural fresh water of the world, February...
