World of Waterfalls Blog

Avalanche Creek Falls is a side waterfall visible in Arthur’s Pass Village, but it’s really my waterfalling excuse to talk about the Avalanche Peak Track.

Carew Creek Falls (also just Carew Falls) is a 30m waterfall visible from Lake Brunner but accessed on a short hour-long return track towards its base.

Dorothy Falls is an obscure waterfall said to be 64m tall in the LINZ-based topo maps, but we only saw the last 10-15m of it while driving by Lake Kaniere.

Twin Creek Falls and Reid Falls are a pair of waterfalls the Otira Viaduct. Reid Falls is modified by rock slides while Twin Creek Falls is by the Temple Basin.

Five Mile Creek Falls is a tall and slender 40m waterfall reached by a short 20-minute walk by Maruia Springs and Lewis Pass in New Zealand’s South Island.

I wasn’t sure we were going to make it to the Pancake Rocks in time for sunset – especially given our Maui rental car snafu experience and the probability it will rain on the South Island’s West Coast

Bridal Veil Falls is a picturesque 55m free-leaping waterfall located near the surfing town of Raglan, New Zealand. A short track led us to its top and bottom.

Marokopa Falls is a classic block-shaped waterfall dropping 35m reached on a short walk west of the famous Waitomo Caves in the Waikato Region, New Zealand.

The Tongariro Crossing Waterfalls are incidental attractions along the New Zealand’s most famous day hike as it passed through colourful volcanic landscapes.

Mt Damper Falls is a 74m waterfall in the Taranaki Region near the Forgotten World Highway reachable by a pleasant 20-minute walk in the Waitaanga Forest.

Dawson Falls is a 16m waterfall on the slopes of the conical Mt Taranaki, which is central to Egmont National Park in the North Island of New Zealand.

Raukawa Falls was a 15m-tall and 50m-wide waterfall seen from a convenient lookout by the SH4 between Wanganui and Ohakune in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand..

Mahuia Rapids was really an accidental find as we were actually looking for Matariki Falls and Toakakura Falls, which happened to be obscure labels on a map of the Tongariro National Park area in…

Tawhai Falls (pronounced “TAW-fai”) is a 5m waterfall on the Whangapapanui Stream accessed on a short 20-minute return track near Whakapapa in Tongariro NP.

Taranaki Falls is a 20m waterfall surrounded by open scenery providing a chance to see the impressive volcanos of Tongariro National Park in good weather.

Mangawhero Falls is a 25m plunge waterfall on the slopes of Mt Ruapehu along the Ohakune Mtn Road that could be a filming location of The Lord of the Rings.

Waitonga Falls at 39m is the tallest waterfall in Tongariro National Park with a varied bush walk encompassing native bush, a scenic bog, and mountain views.

The weather report had predicted bad weather until Friday. Unfortunately, it was Tuesday and I was worried our hoped-for Tongariro Crossing hike was in jeopardy…

Huka Falls packed quite a punch for a modestly-sized 9-11m waterfall as it discharged 300kL/s with a light blue colour on the Waikato River draining Lake Taupo.

Tangoio Falls and Te Ana Falls made up a waterfall tandem accessed on a short bush walk in Hawke’s Bay. Tangoio Falls is 25m tall and Te Ana Falls is 10m high.