3-507: The Hūnua Falls are on the Wairoa River in the Auckland Region of New Zealand , near Hūnua . The land around was bought by Auckland for water supplies between 1940 and 1960. The mean flow of water downstream at Clevedon is 2.6 m (570 imp gal)/s, but can vary greatly, as illustrated in photographs showing the falls in winter and summer . The Wairoa River falls over
6-474: A basalt lava plug . Volcanic tuff rings and lava bombs are visible in the east wall of the waterfall. Several herbs have been identified near the falls - water starwort ( Callitriche petriei), Crassula hunua, water pennywort ( Hydrocotyle microphylla), wood-sorrel ( Oxalis magellanica ). The Wairoa has smaller falls. Lily Falls (also known as Wairoa Falls) were described as 70 ft (21 m) high and 3 mi (4.8 km) downstream from Hūnua, in
9-665: The Wairoa Gorge. A photograph appeared in 1901. As well as tracks to the Hunua Ranges , there are two 30 minute walks; The Lookout Walk and the Upper Lookout Walk . The cliffs are used for abseiling . This waterfall -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Auckland Region -related geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wairoa River (Auckland) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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