Haruru Falls

We hadn't planned on visiting Haruru Falls, but I was intrigued by a photo I saw on a post card at a souvenir shop. On the map, it was just a couple kilometers up the road from the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. In reality, it was like an off-road adventure into the wilds. I missed the notation on the map that said this was the road to the summit of Mt. Bledisloe. Well, it was certainly interesting.

(Turns out we could have doubled back across the single-lane bridge and used slightly more civilized roads to get there.)

These roosters hung around the small unpaved parking lot. They wouldn't leave me alone when I got out of the car either.

Haruru means "Big Noise" in Maori. It lived up to its name. We heard the falls long before we saw them. This waterfall is considered ordinary by New Zealand standards, but I really liked it.

Look, another rainbow!