Karekare Falls

Karekare Falls
The Karekare Falls in 2008
Map
LocationKarekare, Waitākere Ranges
Coordinates36°59′09″S 174°28′57″E / 36.985797°S 174.482481°E / -36.985797; 174.482481
Total height30 metres (98 ft)
WatercourseCompany Stream

The Karekare Falls are a waterfall in the western Waitākere Ranges of the Auckland Region, New Zealand.

Geography

The Karekare Falls are a part of the Company Stream, a tributary of the Karekare Stream.[1] The waterfall is 30 m (98 ft) high.[2] The waterfall is accessible by a walking track from Karekare Road,[3] which takes a 10-minute walk.[4]

The waterfall is bordered by pōhutukawa trees and nīkau palms.[4]

History

While falls are often referred to by the Māori language name Te Rere, they are traditionally known to Te Kawerau ā Maki as Te Ahoaho, a name that likens the waterfall to white fibres of muka flax.[4]

Karekare Falls has been depicted in art by Stanley Palmer.[5] The waterfalls were used as a filming location for the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, including a prominent scene in the 1997 episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, The Furies.[6][7]

Recreation

The Karekare Falls is located near the start of the Taraire Tramping Track.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Company Stream". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Explore 10 Epic Movie Locations You Had No Idea Were Filmed In Auckland". The Urban List. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ Dench, Alison; Parore, Lee-anne (30 April 2011). "Walking the Waitakere Ranges". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Harvey, Bob (2012). Untamed Coast: Auckland's Waitakere Ranges and Heritage Area (revised and updated ed.). Auckland: Exisle Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-908988-67-9.
  5. ^ "Waterfall, Karekare". NZ Artbroker. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ Millward, Liz (2007). "New xenaland: lesbian place making, the xenaverse, and aotearoa New Zealand". Gender, Place & Culture. 14 (4): 427–443. doi:10.1080/09663690701439736. ISSN 0966-369X.
  7. ^ Wright, Andrea (2013). "Classical myths and legendary journeys: Hercules, landscape, identity and New Zealand". Australasian Journal of Popular Culture. 2 (3): 351–362. doi:10.1386/ajpc.2.3.351_1. ISSN 2045-5852.
  8. ^ Rich, Alice (27 January 2022). "8 Epic Auckland Waterfalls You Can Actually Visit". The Urban List. Retrieved 6 July 2024.



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