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Kōrero: Caving

Nīkau Cave

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Nīkau Cave

A caver poses in the 1-kilometre-long Nīkau Cave at Waikāretu, south of Port Waikato. Caves can be found in almost any area of New Zealand where there is limestone or marble, and are not restricted to the well-known caving areas.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

New Zealand Herald

Reference: 18 October 2005

by Amos Chapple

Permission of the New Zealand Herald must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Caving – Caving equipment and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11506/nikau-cave (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.