Waitangi River - Hoku Falls
This is the beginning of the largest river in NZ. It is actually breaking free of the lake in which it starts through a cut in the stone that it has made itself. A lot of water and going fast.
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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... [read more]
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... [read more] Blog: A Tale of Waters - Some Hot, Some Cold
Date: December 1st 2008
The people we spoke to on the South Island were unanimous in their view that the North Island was there but it wasn’t really up to much. One lady told us that really the best plan was to get off the ferry in Wellington and go straight to the Bay of Islands - probably trying to ignore Auckland as you go through I suspect. Even then, so we were told, the Bay of Islands is really just full of Auckl ... read more
Date: December 1st 2008
The people we spoke to on the South Island were unanimous in their view that the North Island was there but it wasn’t really up to much. One lady told us that really the best plan was to get off the ferry in Wellington and go straight to the Bay of Islands - probably trying to ignore Auckland as you go through I suspect. Even then, so we were told, the Bay of Islands is really just full of Auckl ... read more
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Dawn Scotting
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A really beautiful photo but I suspect you are talking of the Huka Falls and the longest river in NZ is the Waikato River. Close though :). Cheers....Dawn
From Blog: A Tale of Waters - Some Hot, Some Cold