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Western Springs Lakeside Park

A spring fed lake with a flat loop around it, longfin eels under the bridges and pūkeko running the place.

Kids & familyWestern Springs

Look over the bridges and you'll see the eels. They start life as larvae drifting down from somewhere out near Tonga, spend decades growing in this lake, then head all the way back to breed. The loop is flat the whole way round. Don't feed anything: the council asks you not to and there's been botulism in the water. Fewer ducklings than there used to be, too, since the pūkeko got the numbers.

4.2
Overall rating

Weighted average of the factors below

4.6(1,333)Google rating 4.6 out of 5 from 1333 reviewsView on Google Maps

Playground
3.8
Picnic & BBQ
5.0
Shade
3.4
Prams & access
4.4
Scenery
4.4
Toilets & water
4.8
Parking
3.6
Safety
4.2

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