List of waterfalls in New Zealand explained
New Zealand, according to the gazetteer maintained by Land Information New Zealand has "249 named waterfalls and 31 named rapids". There are perhaps seven named "Bridal Veil", and 17 whose names include "Rere" meaning "to leap or descend". In the North Island only 18 of 130 have non-Māori names (including 5 clustered around Mount Taranaki), but in the South Island only 15 of the 150 named waterfalls (or rapids) have retained their Māori name.[1]
There are disagreements on what constitutes a waterfall. For example, the Browne Falls is claimed by some to be a waterfall with a drop of 800 metres. Other sources describe it as a steep stream with numerous small cataracts.[2]
List of waterfalls
This is a list of notable waterfalls in New Zealand. Many of the highest waterfalls are in Fiordland.
| Name | data-sort-type="number" | Height | Location |
|---|
| 106m (348feet) | South Auckland |
| 15m (49feet) | Hawke's Bay Region |
| 162m (531feet) | |
| 55m (180feet) | Waikato Region |
| 836m (2,743feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 700m (2,300feet) | |
| Fairy Falls | 15m (49feet) | Auckland Region |
| 23m (75feet) | Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast Region |
| | |
| 6m (20feet) | Northland Region |
| 50m (160feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 11m (36feet) | Waikato River, Waikato Region |
| 275m (902feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 30m (100feet) | |
| 30m (100feet) | |
| 40m (130feet) | Auckland Region |
| 200m (700feet) - 280m (920feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 680m (2,230feet) | |
| 5m (16feet) | Waikato Region |
| 16m (52feet) | Hawke's Bay Region |
| 35m (115feet) | |
| | West Coast Region |
| 5m (16feet) | Auckland Region |
| 22m (72feet) | The Catlins, Otago Region |
| 37m (121feet) | Te Urewera National Park, Hawke's Bay Region |
| 74m (243feet) | Taranaki Region |
| 5m (16feet) | |
| 45m (148feet) | |
| 6m (20feet) | Waikato Region |
| 55m (180feet) | Fiordland, Southland Region |
| 20m (70feet) | The Catlins, Otago Region |
| 27m (89feet) | Northland Region |
| 30m (100feet) | Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast Region |
| School Creek Falls (Ross Creek Falls) | 20m (70feet) | Dunedin, Otago Region |
| 151m (495feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 580m (1,900feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 35m (115feet) | Bay of Plenty Region |
| Te Rere I Oturu Falls | 40m (130feet) | Kaimai Ranges, Bay of Plenty Region |
| | Taranaki Region |
| 740m (2,430feet) | Fiordland National Park, Southland Region |
| 28m (92feet) | Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast Region |
| Wainui Falls | 20m (70feet) | |
| Wairere Falls | 153m (502feet) | |
| Waitakere Falls | 95m (312feet) | |
| 26m (85feet) | | |
Fiordland
See also: Fiordland. 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.
falls into Milford Sound - Bowen Falls, Stirling Falls.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Book: Kirkpatrick
, Russell
. David Bateman. 978 1 86953 806 4. Walks to Waterfalls: 100 New Zealand Waterfalls. Auckland. 2011.
Further reading
- Book: Cheng
, Johnny T.
. 1st. Story Nature. 9780976955191. A guide to New Zealand waterfalls. Artesia, CA. 2006.
External links
Notes and References
- Kirkpatrick, p. 114.
- Kirkpatrick, pp. 128 and 130.
