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Story: Waterfalls

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. A land of waterfalls

  3. Causes of waterfalls

  4. Māori and waterfalls

  5. Europeans and waterfalls

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - A land of waterfalls

Sutherland Falls

Sutherland Falls (1st of 2)

Browne Falls

Browne Falls (2nd of 2)

Stewart Knob

Stewart Knob

Dawson Falls

Dawson Falls

From page 2 - Causes of waterfalls

Bowen Falls

Bowen Falls

Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls

Tarawera Falls

Tarawera Falls

Kerosene Creek

Kerosene Creek

Formation of Maruia Falls

Formation of Maruia Falls (1st of 2)

Maruia Falls

Maruia Falls (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Māori and waterfalls

Āniwaniwa Falls

Āniwaniwa Falls

Te Rēinga Falls

Te Rēinga Falls

Pilgrimage to Te Rere a Kāpuni

Pilgrimage to Te Rere a Kāpuni

From page 4 - Europeans and waterfalls

Major tourist waterfalls

Major tourist waterfalls

Canoeing the Huka Falls

Canoeing the Huka Falls

Tourism poster

Tourism poster

Bathers, Madonna Falls

Bathers, Madonna Falls

‘A waterfall in the Otira Gorge’

‘A waterfall in the Otira Gorge’ (1st of 2)

‘Cascade’

‘Cascade’ (2nd of 2)

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/waterfalls/media (accessed 6 February 2023)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 24 Sep 2007

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