Novo Paraná

Novo Paraná is a town lying towards the end of the Whakatipu River, on the east coast of Whakatipu of Pōuto. Nova Paraná has a population of 2,500, and is home to Novo Paraná Whakatipu International Airport, the only airport in Whakatipu.

The major service center for the fertile farming region around the lower reaches of the Whakatipu River.