Wairere Falls

Wairere Falls, the highest waterfall in New Zealand's North Island,[1] plunges 153 metres (500 feet) in two steps over the Kaimai escarpment.[2]

For Wairere Falls and power station in King Country, see Mokau River.
For Wairere Falls near Lake Tarawera, see Te Wairoa (village).

Wairere Falls
Wairere Falls from the viewing platform
LocationWaikato, New Zealand
TypeTiered
Total height153m
WatercourseWairere Stream

The waterfall is located between Te Aroha and Matamata.[1] A walking track runs from the car park at the end of Goodwin Road, up the valley of the stream to a viewing platform, and thence to the top of the plateau and the crest of the falls. Once at the top one can continue onto the North South track that runs the length of the Kaimai Ranges.

The Wairere Falls receives around 60,000 visitors each year.[3] In 2017, the farmer who owned land close to the falls closed off a paddock to stock and constructed a seat for visitors that he dubbed "The international seat of peace".[4]

View from the top of the falls

References
  1. "Waikato offers mighty good fun these school holidays". NZ Herald. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. Jock Phillips. Waterfalls – Causes of waterfalls, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. ISBN 978-0-478-18451-8. Updated 21 September 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  3. Blommerde, Chloe (22 November 2020). "Waikato farmer closes popular tourist attraction at Wairere Falls". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. Hope, Sharnae (17 March 2020). "The man behind Wairere Falls' international seat of peace". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2022.


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