Karekare Falls
Geography
The Karekare Falls are a part of the Company Stream, a tributary of the Karekare Stream. The waterfall is 30 m (98 ft) high. The waterfall is accessible by a walking track from Karekare Road, which takes a 10-minute walk.
The waterfall is bordered by pōhutukawa trees and nīkau palms.
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.
Art and popular culture
Karekare Falls has been depicted in art by Stanley Palmer. 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.
Recreation
The Karekare Falls is located near the start of the Taraire Tramping Track.
References
- ^ "Place name detail: Company Stream". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Explore 10 Epic Movie Locations You Had No Idea Were Filmed In Auckland". The Urban List. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Dench, Alison; Parore, Lee-anne (30 April 2011). "Walking the Waitakere Ranges". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Waterfall, Karekare". NZ Artbroker. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rich, Alice (27 January 2022). "8 Epic Auckland Waterfalls You Can Actually Visit". The Urban List. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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