Swim New Zealand

Rere Falls, a wide curtain waterfall pouring over a rock ledge into a river pool near Gisborne

Rere Falls – Gisborne, East Coast, New Zealand

A wide, five-metre curtain waterfall you can stand behind, with a grassy picnic reserve inland from Gisborne and Rere Rockslide just up the road.

Rere Falls – Gisborne, East Coast, New Zealand

A wide, five-metre curtain waterfall you can stand behind, with a grassy picnic reserve inland from Gisborne and Rere Rockslide just up the road.

Sandy beach and turquoise shallows at Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) near Rotorua, with forested hills behind

Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) – Rotorua, Bay of Ple...

Turquoise volcanic water, a shallow sandy family beach and forest-backed bays, just 10 minutes' drive from Rotorua.

Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) – Rotorua, Bay of Ple...

Turquoise volcanic water, a shallow sandy family beach and forest-backed bays, just 10 minutes' drive from Rotorua.

Clear blue water at Lake Ōkāreka near Rotorua, with grassy shoreline and forested hills

Lake Ōkāreka – Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

A calm, clear volcanic lake 10 minutes from Rotorua, with sandy shallows, a public jetty and quiet Boyes Beach for family swims.

Lake Ōkāreka – Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

A calm, clear volcanic lake 10 minutes from Rotorua, with sandy shallows, a public jetty and quiet Boyes Beach for family swims.

Steam and warm shallows on the black-sand shore of Hot Water Beach, Lake Tarawera, at sunset

Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach – Rotorua, New Ze...

A black-sand lakeshore where geothermal springs warm the shallows, reached only by water taxi, kayak or the Tarawera Trail.

Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach – Rotorua, New Ze...

A black-sand lakeshore where geothermal springs warm the shallows, reached only by water taxi, kayak or the Tarawera Trail.

Steaming geothermal waterfall and warm soaking pool at Kerosene Creek in bush south of Rotorua

Kerosene Creek – Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Ze...

A free, naturally warm geothermal stream with a waterfall soaking pool, a short bush walk off Old Waiotapu Road south of Rotorua.

Kerosene Creek – Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Ze...

A free, naturally warm geothermal stream with a waterfall soaking pool, a short bush walk off Old Waiotapu Road south of Rotorua.

Lake McLaren's calm swimming area with grassy banks and trees at McLaren Falls Park near Tauranga

McLaren Falls Park – Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, N...

A lakeside park 15 minutes from Tauranga with calm swimming shallows, river pools at the falls and glow-worms after dark.

McLaren Falls Park – Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, N...

A lakeside park 15 minutes from Tauranga with calm swimming shallows, river pools at the falls and glow-worms after dark.