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Kōrero: Waterfalls

Bathers, Madonna Falls

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Bathers, Madonna Falls

The Madonna Falls on the Te Kūiti–New Plymouth Road are believed to have healing qualities. These bathers are seeking a cure in August 1980. But one bystander claimed it was pointless to collect the water in bottles since it would lose its mana (power) away from the site.

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Waikato Times

Reference: 12 Aug 1980, p. 3

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Jock Phillips, Waterfalls – Europeans and waterfalls, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11776/bathers-madonna-falls (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.