Purakaunui Falls Contents Location See also References External links Navigation menu46°31′13.46″S 169°33′47.56″E / 46.5204056°S 169.5632111°E / -46.5204056; 169.5632111"Purakaunui Falls, Southland, South Island, New Zealand""A land of waterfalls""Photograph of Purakaunui Falls, from 1908""Waterfalls, New Zealand postage stamps""Southern Scenic Route, A Traveller's Guide, pg. 16"the originalOfficial website for The CatlinsPurakaunui Falls on 10c stamp of the 1976 waterfalls stamp series

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Purakaunui Falls

Purakaunui Falls.jpg
Purakaunui Falls

Location
The Catlins, South Island
Coordinates46°31′13.46″S 169°33′47.56″E / 46.5204056°S 169.5632111°E / -46.5204056; 169.5632111
TypeCascade
Total height20 metres (66 ft)
WatercoursePurakaunui River


Purakaunui Falls in full flow




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]




Contents





  • 1 Location


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Location


The falls are located 17 km (11 mi) to the southwest of the small town of Owaka and 5 kilometres (3 mi) 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 5 square kilometres (2 sq mi). 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 20 metres (66 ft) three tiered cascade.



See also


  • List of waterfalls of New Zealand



References




  1. ^ "Purakaunui Falls, Southland, South Island, New Zealand". World of Waterfalls. Retrieved 2014-03-21..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "A land of waterfalls". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-03-21.


  3. ^ "Photograph of Purakaunui Falls, from 1908". National Services Te Paerangi (NZ Museums). Retrieved 2014-03-21.


  4. ^ "Waterfalls, New Zealand postage stamps". New Zealand Post. Retrieved 2014-03-21.


  5. ^ "Southern Scenic Route, A Traveller's Guide, pg. 16" (PDF). Department of Conservation NZ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2014.




External links


  • Official website for The Catlins

  • Purakaunui Falls on 10c stamp of the 1976 waterfalls stamp series


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