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Canoeing the Huka Falls

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The sight of the Waikato River cascading over the Huka Falls attracts thousands to the lookout near Taupō. But as this video clip shows, some people come for a different kind of experience. Watch canoeists drop into the swirling foam at the base of the falls, for a terrifying and highly dangerous adrenalin buzz.

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Jock Phillips, Waterfalls – Europeans and waterfalls, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/11774/canoeing-the-huka-falls (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.