Haruru Falls Paihia

... tour that left us as satisfied if we were marooned with Ginger. Later that day we went for a four hour hike to the Haruru Falls through some beautiful forest and coastal areas. The falls were no bigger than some of the waterfalls you see in Vegas at ...

... I was looking for work, Esther and I passed a couple of garden centers on the way to Kerikeri. The first one was near to Haruru Falls, so we stopped. As soon as I walked into the place I fell in love with it. There were sculptures all around, loads of ...

... roads and up into the hills to start off with then we rode through Waitangi, past the Treaty grounds and up to the Haruru Falls. After a short stay there, we headed back over to Opua where the ferries depart regularly for Russell. The harbour there was ...

... the people of New Zealand on the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on the 6th February 1940. We then drove to Haruru Falls. There is a walk from Waitangi Treaty Grounds to the falls but it is a 2hr walk and we didn't want to leave the ...

...  it even started to rain. That didn't stop the explorers though and we went for a little walk from the Haruru Falls. Thinking back, this probably wasn't the best of ideas as they had recently had quite a few mudslides onto the ...

... the Maori tribes and the British Crown was signed on February 6th, 1840. From here we walked to Haruru Falls (horseshoe shaped like Niagara) and returned to Paihia which totalled another 12 km walk. A new pair of feet, legs and hips by return would be ...

... the aftermath of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the duplicity of the European pakeha (foreigner). Spent our second night in Haruru Falls, outside of Paihia. Quite pretty, short visit though, as we were up at 7am the next day to head out on our first New ...

... . During my time there I was planning to do a boat trip out amongst the islands, and also walk out to see the Haruru Falls. I took a quick stroll around the town and then headed back to the hostel for a while. Unfortunately it soon started raining so I ...

... for the next day. After having a coffe we left to see the Haruru Falls and had a pic-nic there around 3pm. Haruru Falls was New Zealand's first river port and an aramoana (sea road or ocean path) for the inland Maori tribes and for the early vision boats. ...

... ) and poor sleeping in the van! Anyways, the next few days were just spent chilling and having a good time. We drove to Haruru Falls (a second time for me). Then we just randomly drove a few kms further down the road, we found lots of good places to ...

... what it is trying to convey. After leaving the park we headed further north until we finally made it to our destination; Haruru Falls Holiday Park. The park had great facilites and came complete with its own waterfall, lake and swimming pool, though ...

Continuing north we headed to Paihia in the Bay of Islands.  We got to the village which has fantastic views of the bay at lunchtime so we rushed on to the Waitangi Reserve to get a Maori guided tour of the place where NZ was born.  Our guide ...

... of Islands, Paihia. On arrival we travelled a few kilometers upstream from our campsite to visit the miniature but attractive Haruru Falls. We spent the evening relaxing at the campsite getting to know our fellow campers!!! The following day we boarded ...

... a traditional Maori (Native New Zealanders) performance. It was very interesting and the Maori art is everywhere in New Zealand. It is beautiful. I also walked to Haruru Falls which was a nice 5km walk and the falls were alright. The next day I got up ...

... Lucy the sweet hostel worker outline a "nice ride" for us. It was supposed to take 1.5 hours one way and terminate at the Haruru Falls. It was a very grueling up hill ride on gravel. The views were amazing. But it was very physical. I thought Melissa was ...

... the north of the North Island where we are) had the worst rainfall for over 30 years and caused Haruru falls to rise massively (see the new video!). The rain caused widespread flooding and landslides, closing roads and cutting people off from their homes. ...

On the drive up to Paihia we experienced our first real taste of New Zealand's amazing geographic beauty, being led through lush green hills and on some fantastic coastal drives. We were beginning to discover the benefits of travelling in a camper van, ...

... a sign towards Rainbow Falls.  Huzzah!!  more Falls!!!   I drove up to the Falls car park, which, like everywhere else in New Zealand, was completely deserted.  I took the short walk to the three different viewing platforms, all ...

... we had another long day driving ahead of us. The waters were claim to begin with We even ventured underneath the attractive Haruru Falls which was a good laugh and returned via the mangroves. However the sea got choppy on the last leg of our journey ...

... else, so I set off with Abi the Bristol lass, Ines the Belgian swimmer and Carmel the Israeli klutz, down the road to Haruru Falls, in Waitangi National Reserve. Abi was getting tired after a couple of kilometres and went back with a Dutch couple we met ...