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The waterfall is accessible by the Fairy Falls track, accessible from Scenic Drive. [3] This track was closed in 2018 due to the threat of kauri dieback, [4] and later by the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. [5]
The Karekare Falls are a part of the Company Stream, a tributary of the Karekare Stream. [1] The waterfall is 30 m (98 ft) high. [2] The waterfall is accessible by a walking track from Karekare Road, [3] which takes a 10-minute walk. [4] The waterfall is bordered by pōhutukawa trees and nīkau palms. [4]
Many of the highest New Zealand waterfalls are in Fiordland National Park in the Southland region of the South Island, and are geographically on the west coast; an area with very high rainfall. Several of the waterfalls empty into fiords off the Tasman Sea: falls into Doubtful Sound - Chamberlain Falls, Helena Falls, Lady Alice Falls.
Karekare had a population of 309 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (4.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people (27.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 162 males, 144 females and 3 people of other genders in 108 dwellings. [33] 4.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.4 years (compared ...
Whatipu is the starting point for the Whatipu-Gibbons Track & Kura-Omanawanui Tracks, a six-hour return walking track. It leads up the hill to the right of the carpark and is clearly marked. [citation needed] It follows the top of the cliffs to the Pararaha Valley where it descends to the beach at Pararaha point. It then follows the beach back ...
The centre is also the starting point for the Rangemore Track, and a five-minute educational nature walk, which explores the different forest biomes found in the Waitākere Ranges. [ 16 ] The visitor centre is also used as a gallery space, including nature photography, [ 17 ] and fibre installations by New Zealand weaver Maureen Lander .
The 2023 high school track season may have been the most successful ever in the history of the sport in the Wichita Falls area. Last year, athletes in the TRN Sports coverage area brought home 27 ...
Te Rau-o-te-Huia / Mount Donald McLean is within the traditional rohe of the Te Kawerau ā Maki iwi, and overlooked a number of kāinga around Huia Bay. The literal translation of Te Rau-o-te-Huia is "The Plumes of the Huia", and the name was used to describe both the mountain and the surrounding bay. [9]