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The name Wai-tākere originally came from a rock located in Waitākere Bay near Te Henga (Bethells Beach). [4] In Māori the name Te Wao Nui a Tiriwa ("The Great Forest of Tiriwa"), referred to all of the forested areas south from Muriwai and the Kaipara Harbour portage to the Manukau Harbour, while the name Hikurangi referred to the central and Western Waitākere Ranges, south of the ...
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]
The name Te Awa Kōtuku was a reference to the Waitākere Falls. [6] The area was the most densely settled area of West Auckland, [6] and the river banks were the locations of many Te Kawerau ā Maki kāinga, such as Ōhutukawa near Lake Wainamu, Motu, Ōkaihau, Raumati, Pihāriki, Parawai, and Waitī. [5]
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.
The Ōpanuku Stream, formerly known as the Henderson Stream, [1] is a stream of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island.It flows east from its source the Waitākere Ranges through the Henderson Valley, then north-east through West Auckland before entering into the Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek, which flows into the western the Waitematā Harbour.
Karekare Falls. The track to the base of the Waitakere waterfall—Karekare falls—is a short walk from the road. The track to the top of the falls is now closed to help stop the spread of the incurable Kauri dieback disease. [35] Farley's Boarding House circa 1916
Mokoroa Falls is a waterfall located between Muriwai and the Waitākere Ranges in Auckland's west coast in New Zealand. [1] It is located in the Goldie Bush Scenic Reserve . History