Lake Aroarotamahine, also known as Green Lake, is one of two small crater lakes on Mayor Island / Tuhua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Its outlet is a wetland leading to the smaller Lake Te Paritu or Black lake.[1]

Lake Aroarotamahine Green Lake
Caldera of the Mayor Island (New Zealand ). 1986.
Lake Aroarotamahine Green Lake
Coordinates	37°17′0″S 176°16′2″E
Basin countries	New Zealand
Surface area	10.5 hectares (26 acres)

The lake has a green colour due to algae. According to Māori legend, the green is the blood of Pounamu (greenstone) which fought a battle with Tuhua (obsidian), and, defeated, fled to the South Island.[2]

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