Walk 4: McClaren Falls Park, 25 May 2018 and 7th May 2022
Above video 7th May 2022
Autumn 2018
This spot has got everything. The road to the park is stunning, it’s up the hill from an old power station and the rushing, boulder strewn Wairoa river.
Autumn was a great time to visit this park not far from the city of Tauranga. It’s home to one of the best botanical collections of trees in NZ.
There’s a beautiful lake.
The track to the waterfall is adjacent to a glow worm walk.
The waterfall is small but pretty.
Autumn 2022
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Waikato electrical engineer Lloyd Mandeno gave the falls its name in 1921 when he began building the adjoining power station. He rejected the name Waiora Falls and opted to name to call it McLaren in honour of his neighbour who lost his only son in World War I. Source: Ghosts of a Waterfall’s Past: The stigma of Tauranga’s McLaren Falls
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