Matariki Falls
Matariki Falls is a waterfall in Greater Wellington, North Island and has an elevation of 818 metres. Matariki Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Whakapapa Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mahuia Rapid and Tawhai Falls.
Tawhai Falls
Waterfall
Photo: black friction, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tawhai Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 3½ km south of Matariki Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whakapapa Village and Raurimu Spiral.
Whakapapa Village
Hamlet
Whakapapa Village is a small village in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, which serves as the main entrance to Tongariro National Park. Whakapapa Village is situated 7 km southeast of Matariki Falls.
Raurimu Spiral
Locality
Photo: Duane Wilkins, CC BY 3.0.
The Raurimu Spiral, Māori: Te Koru o Raurimu is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 139-metre height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland. Raurimu Spiral is situated 9 km west of Matariki Falls.
Raurimu
Village
Raurimu is a settlement in Ruapehu District, New Zealand. State Highway 4 passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east. Raurimu is situated 10 km west of Matariki Falls.
Matariki Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.1452° or 39° 8′ 43″ southLongitude
175.50178° or 175° 30′ 6″ eastElevation
818 metres (2,684 feet)Height
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
4VGQVG32+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1063574550OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
6224840Wikidata ID
Q32272459
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Matariki Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Matariki Falls”
- German: “Matariki Falls”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taurewa and National Park Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Toakakura Falls and Debris Avalanche Mounds.
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