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 / Dawn scene in 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, 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 / Underwater view in Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, 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 / 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 / Underwater view of 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 201...
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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 / Underwater view of 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 201...
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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
