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{{short description|Lake in Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Arohaki Lagoon
| native_name ={{native name|mi|Arohaki}}
| other_name = Arahaki Lagoon
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'''Arohaki Lagoon''' (formerly '''Arahaki Lagoon''') is a small [[Ephemerality|ephemeral]] [[lagoon]] located
==Etymology==
The [[Ngāti Whare Claims Settlement Act 2012]] changed the name of the lagoon from ''Arahaki'' to ''Arohaki''.<ref name="NZGB">{{cite magazine |title=Notice of Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Altered Geographic and Crown Protected Area Names for Ngati Whare |magazine=New Zealand Gazette |issue=52 |url=https://www.dia.govt.nz//Pubforms.nsf/NZGZT/NZGazette52May12.pdf/$file/NZGazette52May12.pdf#page=39 |date=2012-05-10 |publisher=New Zealand Government |location=Wellington, New Zealand |pages=1468–1469 |access-date=2020-06-14}}</ref> According to the Ngāti Whare Deed of Settlement, the name is taken from a description of "the taking off of the birds, one by one, circling around".<ref name="DoS">{{cite report |date=2009 |title=Schedule to the Deed of Settlement of the Historical Claims of Ngāti Whare |url=https://www.govt.nz/assets/Documents/OTS/Ngati-Whare/Ngati-Whare-Deed-of-Settlement-Schedule-8-Dec-2009.pdf |publisher=New Zealand Government |page=47}}</ref>
==Significance to Māori==
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Arohaki Lagoon contains [[kokopu|kōkopu]] (native [[galaxiid]] fish), and serves as a sanctuary and breeding ground for various bird species.<ref name="DoS" /> Frogs can also be found at the lagoon.<ref name="DOC" />
The lagoon contains a large population of water brome (''Amphibromus fluitans''), a [[
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