Wairere Falls was probably one of my favourite North Island waterfalls. The falls made two dramatic leaps that we could see even from the Old Te Aroha Rd several kilometres away. We were able to…

Wentworth Falls (also called Wentworth Valley Falls) was one of the taller I happened to encounter while touring the Coromandel area. It was said to be 50m tall, which was comprised of two angled…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…