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Haruru Falls

Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Haruru Falls

Haruru Falls is a five-metre-high (16 ft) waterfall near the settlement of Haruru in the Far North District of New Zealand, three kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Paihia. In the Māori language, the word haruru means 'continuous noise or roar'. The lagoon on the downstream side of the falls was New Zealan

d's first river port, used by both Māori and early missionaries.

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