Waitangi Falls

Waitangi Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Waitangi Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Waitangi Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.62114, 177.29456. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waitangi Falls

• Mōkau Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Te Urewera National Park · sanctuary · Wairoa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Huiarau Range · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~32 km · Must-see
• GW - 01 Lake Waikaremoana · trek · Wairoa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hackfalls Arboretum · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Poutini · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eastwoodhill Arboretum · attraction · Gisborne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Maungahaumi / Maungahaumia · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park · sanctuary · Whakatāne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Rhythm and Vines Music Festival · park · Gisborne · ~73 km · Must-see
• Young Nick's Head · fort · Gisborne · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kaipoi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~4 km
• Kahunui Ridge · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~6 km
• Rākāwhia · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~6 km
• Pukehuruhuru · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~7 km
• Rangitata · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~7 km
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~8 km
• Kar · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Waitangi Falls

Other waterfalls near Waitangi Falls

• Mōkau Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tarawera Falls · waterfall · Rotorua Lakes · ~106 km · Must-see
• Papakiroto Falls · waterfall · Gisborne · ~20 km
• Papakōrito Falls · waterfall · Gisborne · ~21 km
• Papakōrito Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~21 km
• Āniwaniwa Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~22 km
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · Gisborne · ~22 km
• Āniwaniwa Falls · waterfall · Gisborne · ~22 km
• Tauwhare Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~26 km
• Takapou O Hinewai Cascade · waterfall · Wairoa · ~27 km

All waterfalls in Gisborne

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