Haruru Falls

Haruru Falls was a short stopover that was essentially our waterfalling excuse to explore the Bay of Islands at Paihia. The waterfall spanned the Waitangi River so it was much wider (maybe 15m)…

Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls was a very nice waterfall that eerily reminded me of how Whangarei Falls looked, which we had seen just the day before seeing this one. Not only did they look the same, they had…

Waiotemarama Falls

Waiotemarama Falls (meaning “water of the moon” in Maori) was a petit 5m waterfall that provided Julie and I a very serene experience on its short bush walk. So we didn’t have to do the entire…

Piroa Falls

Piroa Falls was the first waterfall that Julie and I visited in New Zealand. We made the visit as part of a detour to the Waipu Gorge Scenic Reserve as we were making the drive north from Auckland…

Whangarei Falls

Whangarei Falls (pronounced “FAHNG-uh-ray”) was a pleasing 26m rectangular waterfall that we visited while we were staying nearby in the maritime city of Whangarei. The operative word with this…