Purakaunui Falls

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Purakaunui Falls in full flow
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The falls in a drier period

The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, in The Catlins of the southern South Island of New Zealand.[1] As one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the alpine region,[2] it has long been a popular destination and photographic subject.[3]

The falls are an iconic image for The Catlins region, and were featured on a New Zealand postage stamp in 1976.[4]

Location

The falls are located Script error: No such module "convert". to the southwest of the small town of Owaka and Script error: No such module "convert". from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean. They can be reached via a short 10-minute bush walk from a car park on the Waikoato Valley / Purakaunui Falls Road, a gravel side-road off the main Owaka-Invercargill road. There are toilets and a picnic area. The small, well-signposted detour to the falls is popular with tourist travellers along the Southern Scenic Route, and prominently mentioned in brochures about the area.[5]

Although the Purakaunui Falls are not part of the Catlins Conservation Park, they are surrounded by native bush consisting of podocarp and silver beech, in a scenic reserve of Script error: No such module "convert".. A small viewing platform near the top of the falls is accessible by wheelchair. Steps continue down to the main viewing platform at the base of the Script error: No such module "convert". three tiered cascade.

See also

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