Gardner's Gut

Straws (stalactite precursors) in the cave.

Gardner's Gut is an extensive cave system in the Waitomo area of New Zealand.[1] It is located in the Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve, an area that also contains a number of other natural features of note. The reserve is administered by New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC).[2] With a length of over 12 km of explored passages, it is New Zealand's 6th largest known cave system, and the largest in the North Island.[3]

  1. ^ Caves (from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand)
  2. ^ Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve (from the New Zealand Department of Conservation website)
  3. ^ Longest New Zealand Caves Archived 8 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (from the New Zealand Speleological Society website. Retrieved 11 December 2007.)