| Purakaunui Falls | |
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 Purakaunui Falls | |
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| Location | The Catlins, South Island |
| Coordinates | 46°31′13.46″S 169°33′47.56″E / 46.5204056°S 169.5632111°E |
| Type | Cascade |
| Total height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Watercourse | Purakaunui River |
The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, in The Catlins of the southern South Island of New Zealand.[1] As one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the alpine region,[2] it has long been a popular destination and photographic subject.[3]
The falls are an iconic image for The Catlins region, and were featured on a New Zealand postage stamp in 1976.[4]
- ^ "Purakaunui Falls, Southland, South Island, New Zealand". World of Waterfalls. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "A land of waterfalls". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Photograph of Purakaunui Falls, from 1908". National Services Te Paerangi (NZ Museums). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Waterfalls, New Zealand postage stamps". New Zealand Post. Retrieved 21 March 2014.