New Zealand , according to the gazetteer maintained by Land Information New Zealand has "249 named waterfalls and 31 named rapids ". There are perhaps seven named "Bridal Veil", and 17 whose names include "Rere" meaning "to leap or descend". In the North Island only 18 of 130 have non-Māori names (including 5 clustered around Mount Taranaki ), but in the South Island only 15 of the 150 named waterfalls (or rapids) have retained their Māori name.[ 1]
There are disagreements on what constitutes a waterfall. For example, the Browne Falls is claimed by some to be a waterfall with a drop of 800 metres. Other sources describe it as a steep stream with numerous small cataracts.[ 2]
Wairēinga / Bridal Veil Falls Huka Falls Purakaunui Falls Sutherland Falls This is a list of notable waterfalls in New Zealand . Many of the highest waterfalls are in Fiordland .
Name Height Location Ananui Falls 106 metres (348 ft) South Auckland Āniwaniwa Falls 15 metres (49 ft) Hawke's Bay Region Bowen Falls 162 metres (531 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Bridal Veil Falls 55 metres (180 ft) Waikato Region Browne Falls 836 metres (2,743 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Chamberlain Falls 700 metres (2,300 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Fairy Falls 15 metres (49 ft) Auckland Region Fantail Falls 23 metres (75 ft) Mount Aspiring National Park , West Coast Region Grainger Falls Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Haruru Falls 6 metres (20 ft) Northland Region Helena Falls 50 metres (160 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Huka Falls 11 metres (36 ft) Waikato River , Waikato Region Humboldt Falls 275 metres (902 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Hunua Falls 30 metres (98 ft) Auckland Region Karekare Falls 30 metres (98 ft) Auckland Region Kitekite Falls 40 metres (130 ft) Auckland Region Lady Alice Falls 200 metres (660 ft) - 280 metres (920 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Lake Unknown Falls 680 metres (2,230 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Madonna Falls 5 metres (16 ft) Waikato Region Maraetotara Falls 16 metres (52 ft) Hawke's Bay Region Marokopa Falls 35 metres (115 ft) Waikato Region Maruia Falls West Coast Region Mauku Falls 5 metres (16 ft) Auckland Region McLean Falls 22 metres (72 ft) The Catlins , Otago Region Mōkau Falls 37 metres (121 ft) Te Urewera National Park , Hawke's Bay Region Mount Damper Falls 74 metres (243 ft) Taranaki Region Okere Falls 5 metres (16 ft) Bay of Plenty Region Omaru Falls 45 metres (148 ft) Waikato Region Owharoa Falls 6 metres (20 ft) Waikato Region Palisade Falls 55 metres (180 ft) Fiordland , Southland Region Purakaunui Falls 20 metres (66 ft) The Catlins , Otago Region Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa) 27 metres (89 ft) Northland Region Roaring Billy Falls 30 metres (98 ft) Mount Aspiring National Park , West Coast Region School Creek Falls (Ross Creek Falls) 20 metres (66 ft) Dunedin , Otago Region Stirling Falls 151 metres (495 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Sutherland Falls 580 metres (1,900 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Tarawera Falls 35 metres (115 ft) Bay of Plenty Region Te Rere I Oturu Falls 40 metres (130 ft) Kaimai Ranges , Bay of Plenty Region Te Rere o Kapuni Taranaki Region Terror Falls 740 metres (2,430 ft) Fiordland National Park , Southland Region Thunder Creek Falls 28 metres (92 ft) Mount Aspiring National Park , West Coast Region Wainui Falls 20 metres (66 ft) Wainui Bay , Tasman Region Wairere Falls 153 metres (502 ft) Kaimai Ranges , Waikato Region Waitakere Falls 95 metres (312 ft) Auckland Region Whangārei Falls 26 metres (85 ft) Northland Region
Many of the highest New Zealand waterfalls are in Fiordland National Park in the Southland region of the South Island , and are geographically on the west coast; an area with very high rainfall. Several of the waterfalls empty into fiords off the Tasman Sea :
falls into Doubtful Sound - Chamberlain Falls , Helena Falls , Lady Alice Falls . falls into Milford Sound - Bowen Falls , Stirling Falls . ^ Kirkpatrick, p. 114. ^ Kirkpatrick, pp. 128 and 130. Kirkpatrick, Russell (2011). Walks to Waterfalls: 100 New Zealand Waterfalls . Auckland: David Bateman. ISBN 978 1 86953 806 4 Cheng, Johnny T. (2006). A guide to New Zealand waterfalls (1st ed.). Artesia, CA: Story Nature. ISBN 9780976955191 
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