No doubt ‘Plenty’ actually
refers to the fertile soils and ideal climate for growing produce such as Kiwi
Fruit. Although we understand that now many of the plantations have diversified
to grow Macedamia nuts following a damaging blight on the soft fruit trees.
But to us, ‘Plenty’ has
come to mean plenty of beautiful scenic reserves, featuring delightful waterfalls
set in native bush and crystal clear springs with dancing sands in glades of magnificent Redwood
trees. Our sample of these has included:
Kaiate Falls and McLaren Falls in the hills around Tauranga and then Okere
Falls and Hamurana Springs on the shores of Lake Roturua. At all of these stops, we haven’t adjusted yet to free parking and no admission charges to beautifully maintained
facilities. Ok, so there is no gift shop
or tea room either but natural is definitely for the better here.
Kaiate Falls
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