During the 1700’s the Waikato tribes were dominated by a chief named Tapaue. Tapaue and his brother Wharetipeti were brutal men and became addicted to cannibalism. They killed and ate as took their fancy, and the people lived in terror of them.
Tapaue killed and ate his brother-in-law Kawharu. Kawharu’s son Te Ruinga and his friend Maoa, planned rebellion. This had to be done in secrecy. Maoa devised a test of courage for his warriors. He ordered his men to to dam the top of the waterfall and then sent them to lie in the stream bed below. Then he released the water which poured down on them. None of the men left their position, so Maoa took this as a final sign that they would be successful and his his war party to face Tape in battle.
Hence the name Maoa’s Waterfall - Te Wai Heke o Maoa. We Europeans call it Vivien Falls.
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@alfredrico Miller Road, Onewhero. Keep going until you get to the end. Small parking area, then path goes down to the left. You can hear the falls from the car park.
@thrumylenz Miller Road, Onewhero. Keep going until you get to the end. Small parking area, then path goes down to the left. You can hear the falls from the car park.
