capturing 10 people and killing and eating two children. Although Te Puoho was later killed by the southern Ngāi Tahu leader Tuhawaiki, Maori seasonal visits to the area ceased. The first European to see the lake was Nathaniel Chalmers in 1853. Guided by Reko and Kaikoura, he walked from Tuturau (Southland) to the lakes via the Kawarau River. He was stricken by dysentery, so his guides returned him down the Clutha in a reed boat. Namesakes There have been three Royal New Zealand Navy ships named after the lake, one of which is still in active service. See also List of lakes in New Zealand Lakes of New Zealand References Other sources Hawea Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. Lakes of Otago