Shine Falls
| Shine Falls | ||
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 Top of Shine Falls |
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 6 '11 " S , 176 ° 51' 5" E | |
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| place | Maungaharuru Range , Hawke's Bay Region , North Island (New Zealand) | |
| height | 58 m drop edge : 430 m impact zone : 372 m |
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| width | 20 m | |
| Number of fall levels | 1 | |
| flow | Boundary Stream → Waikari River → Hawke Bay | |
The Shine Falls are inaccessible, terraced waterfalls in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The Shine Falls are located in the mountainous region of the Maungaharuru Range , around 50 km west of Wairoa and around 20 km northwest of the New Zealand coast to the Pacific Ocean . The waterfalls spread over two drains over a span of around 20 m. The height of fall is 58 m , starting over a cliff edge at a height of 430 m . The waterfalls are fed by the boundary stream , which has a water catchment area of around 12 km². The falls are accessible from New Zealand State Highway 2 via Matahorua Road and Heays Access Road to the west.
description
The 800 hectare area around the falls was protected as a Boundary Stream Reserve in 1976 . Birds such as the Kokako , the brown kiwi , the North Island Robin , the Kereru , the North Island Kaka and the New Zealand Falcon can be found in the area. As a further specialty, a Mataī tree over 800 years old can be seen in the area .
Web links
- Shine Falls . World of Waterfalls,accessed December 18, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Hawkes Bay: Daydreams at Tutira . New Zealand Herald , June 5, 2015, accessed December 18, 2015 .
- ^ Boundary Stream Mainland Island . Department of Conservation (DOC), accessed December 18, 2015 .
- ^ Boundary Stream Mainland Island . newzealand.com , accessed December 18, 2015 .