Wairere Falls at sunset a 153 metre high waterfall falling in two stages on west side of Kaimai Ranges New Zealand


Wairere Falls at sunset 153 metres 502 ft high falling in two stages 80 and 73 metres on west side of Kaimai Ranges North Island New Zealand The waterfall is painted orange by the setting sun The Wairere Falls on the West face of the Kaimai Ranges are the highest water falls in the North Island New Zealand They drop over the Okauia fault in two stages 80 73 metres The Okauia fault is still active the valley bottom sinking 2mm per year relative to the scarp and shows what a slow moving fault can achieve over tens of thousands of years


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