Niagara Falls (New Zealand) Explained

Mānga Piri / Niagara Falls
Location:	The Catlins, Southland, New Zealand
Watercourse:	Waikawa River
Type:	Rapids

The Niagara Falls (Maori: '''Mānga Piri''') are rapids of the Waikawa River on the South Island in New Zealand.^{[1] [2]}

A surveyor named them ironically because the falls share little in resemblance with the Niagara Falls on the border between the US and Canada. They are rather considered to be the smallest falls in The Catlins.^{[3] [4]} The falls are a potential spawning area for īnanga.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-04-06. Southland's Niagara Falls' name started as a joke. 2021-02-02. Stuff. en.
2. Web site: 2021-01-06. On the road: A simple life at New Zealand's own Niagara Falls. 2021-02-02. Stuff. en.
3. Web site: Niagara Falls/Manga Piri. 2021-02-02. Southland, New Zealand. en.
4. Web site: Niagara Falls South Island Southproud.co.nz. 2021-02-02. www.southproud.co.nz. en.
5. Hicks. Andy. Leigh. Bjorn. Dare. James. December 2013. Potential Inanga Spawning Areas in Southland Rivers.. Technical Report. Environment Southland. 2014—06. 1–24.