Te Rere o Kapuni
Te Rere o Kapuni, also known as Dawson Falls, is a waterfall in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. Located at the base of Mount Taranaki, the waterfall is said to be the place where the Māori prophet Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana received and revived his healing powers, and is considered sacred by Māori in the Ratana Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Dawson Falls” and “Dawson Falls / Te Rere o Kapuni”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wilkies Pools and Curtis Falls.
Curtis Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Sarang, Public domain.
Curtis Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 2½ km north of Te Rere o Kapuni.
Manganui Ski Area
Sports venue
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manganui Ski Area, located in Taranaki, in New Zealand's North Island is a club skifield. Like all club fields, it has accommodation onsite, in the form of the 33-bed Manganui Lodge. Manganui Ski Area is situated 3½ km northwest of Te Rere o Kapuni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dawson Falls and East Egmont.
East Egmont
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Egmont is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Te Rere o Kapuni.
Te Rere o Kapuni
- Category: body of water
- Location: Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.32516° or 39° 19′ 31″ southLongitude
174.10744° or 174° 6′ 27″ eastElevation
981 metres (3,219 feet)Height
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
4VGPM4F4+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4367272608OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
6223123Wikidata ID
Q7690964
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Satellite Map
Discover Te Rere o Kapuni from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Te Rere o Kapuni” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dawson Falls”
- French: “Cascades Dawson”
- German: “Dawson Falls”
- Maori: “Te Rere o Noke”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Snow Bowl and Rangitoto Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dawson Falls Lookout and Dawson Falls Visitor Centre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Te Rere o Kapuni”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.