Purakaunui Bay & Campsite - The Catlins, Otago (March 2019)
Sleep by the beach with an amazing view of sheer cliff faces and waves crashing onto the shore.
The Department of Conservation's #PurakaunuiBay standard #campsite has 40 non-powered/tent sites on a scenic grassy area beside the beach.
It has basic facilities including; long-drop toilets, water on tap, and assisted wheelchair access.
The stunning #PurakaunuiFalls, #MataiFalls and intriguing #JacksBlowhole are just a short drive away and there is a good surf beach south of the camp.
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Otago Peninsula & The Catlins | New Zealand
We took a road trip from Christchurch all the way down the east coast of New Zealand's South Island to Stewart Island. We saw some amazing stuff along the way. Two of our favorite locations were the Catlins and the Otago Peninsula.
The Otago Peninsula has some amazing rugged beaches with sand dunes, raging waves, and amazing wild life. We visited Sandfly Bay, Victory Beach and Tunnel Beach. We even managed to see a few Yellow-eyed Penguins!
In the Catlins, we visited the Purakaunui Bay, Purakaunui Falls, Cathderal Caves, Waipapa Point, and Nugget Point. This is probably one of the most underrated regions of New Zealand.
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Purakaunui Bay Campsite Tour and Review | Best Campsites Camping New Zealand
Take a quick video tour of Purakaunui Bay Campsite and campground. The site is located close to Purakaunui, Tawanui, and Hinahina.
Review
We thought this was the most beautiful campsite we visited and could have stayed for days. There was so much space to spread out and plenty of room for self contained and non self contained campers.
It would have been difficult to park anywhere and not have a beautiful ocean view. The surfers and body boarders that we talked to said that it was their favorite camp spot but a few of them were startled by a territorial seal that appeared!
The only downsides at this awesome spot is that there is no drinking water on tap- you have to boil water out of the spigot. Additionally, this is a pay site- which we think it well deserves to be.
This camp site is the reason people travel to New Zealand.
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Ocean View and beach access
freedom camping allowed
Simply the most beautiful campsite in New Zealand
Dumpsters for garbage
Flushing potties
Water from spigots- must be boiled
Great beach for surfing or body boarding
$6/person
No power available
Self Contained and Non self contained camping allowed
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AWED - Purakaunui Bay New Zealand, Surfing and Sunset, and Sea Lions! Epic RV camper van trip
Three Days in Purakaunui Bay watching the birds and Sea Lions play, the surfing and the Sunrise. Paradise!
AWED - Around the World for 80 Dollars!
In April 2018, I flew around the world for 80 dollars, and I’m not sure Phileas Fogg could have done that, at least not in today’s dollars! And I flew Business Class and First Class the entire way! I used a large number of frequent flyer points, all from Alaska Airlines to fly Business Class on Qantas from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia then to Auckland, New Zealand. After a two week vacation, I flew from Auckland to Dubai in Emirates First Class and after a three hour layover, I flew from Dubai to San Francisco for $50 and a lot more frequent flyer points. I booked this through Alaska Airlines with miles I had accumulated over a few years. Since we were going to New Zealand for vacation anyway, I decided to do it the nice and easy way. Here is a video I put together from the flights. People always ask me why I use the hot towel to wipe down my area. Well, my friends, now you can see why. There are many passengers who just ruin travel for other people. And it doesn’t matter if you have a coach ticket for a few hundred dollars or you bought a First Class ticket with $20,000 or you used miles. There are always people in all areas of the plane that ruin it for others. This video starts with the bad an ends with the good. It shows Emirates First Class passengers sitting near me with their feet on the counter, amenity ledge and on the touch screen TV. This is the same counter where food and drink rest. And if you see someone doing it on your flight, you can be sure someone did it in your seat on an earlier trip. That aside, the beverages on Emirates were absolutely top notch. 2000 Dom Perignon, 1966 Taylor Port, unbelievable Cognacs and whiskeys. And the food was amazing also, from the caviar to the duck! After the airline video, I’ll also post a few videos from the amazing trip around the South Island of New Zealand. We spent time at Mt. Cook, White Horse Hill Campground, Oamaru, Purakaunui Bay, The Clay Cliffs, and Bluff….for the Oysters, of course. They are here for you to enjoy.
New Zealand: Purakaunui Falls
The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading multi-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, located in the Catlins in the southern South Island of New Zealand.
A highly distinctive cataract, it is an iconic image for southeastern New Zealand, and was featured on a New Zealand postage stamp in 1976.
The falls are located 17 km (11 mi) to the southwest of the small town of Owaka and five kilometres (3 miles) from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean. They can be reached via a short, well-signposted bush walk from a gravel side-road off the main Owaka-Invercargill road.
The falls are in an isolated area surrounded by native bush in a scenic reserve of 5 km² (2 sq mi), and fall 20 m (66 ft) in three tiers.
There have been many pictures taken of the Purakaunui Falls over the years and they are now considered to be the most photographed set of falls on the South and North Islands of New Zealand.
Travelling the Catlins: McLean Falls & Tautuku Estuary – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 169: Yep, we’re still travelling the Catlins and that’s because there are so many things to do in the Catlins! Today, we are checking out McLean Falls, one of the best waterfalls in the Catlins, and Tautuku Estuary.
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Today is our fourth day of our Catlins Road Trip and this morning we are checking out McLean Falls! McLean Falls is often said to be the most impressive of the Catlins’ waterfalls so let’s go check it out!
The waterfall is only 2km drive from our accommodation at the Whistling Frog Resort so we get there early to stay the McLean Falls Walk taking about 20 minutes to walk through the forest and to the waterfall. The waterfall is magnificent and a must do in the Catlins!
Next on our itinerary is the Tautuku Estuary Walk. This is another of the short walks in the Catlins which is best done at sunrise or sunset – however it is overcast when we walk it so we just get to enjoy the estuary views and diverse eco-system of this wetland area.
So what do you think of McLean Falls and the Tautuku Estuary? Would you add these activities to your Catlins itinerary? LUK in the comments!
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South Otago Coast Trip (short INTRO) - Mar 2019
#NuggetPoint is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast.
Nugget Point Lighthouse
was built in 1869 and started operating on 4 July 1870
easy 20-minute return walks,
One of New Zealand’s oldest lighthouses.
#CathedralCaves
are one of the thirty longest sea caves in the world.
The 199m-long cave is formed in Jurassic sandstone(about 160 million years old)
The caves are only accessible two hours either side of low tide.
Access to the caves from the road (Chaslands Highway) crosses private land,
with a small user fee being charged to help maintain the road.
Named by Dr T.M. Hocken in 1896 for their resemblance to the cathedrals in Europe.
#TunnelBeach
has sea-carved sandstone cliffs, rock arches and caves.
This short walk goes through an excavated tunnel to
a secluded beach and a spectacular, rocky coastline.
The Purakaunui Falls - Total height 20 metres (66 ft)
are a cascading three-tiered waterfall,
an iconic image for The Catlins region,
and were featured on a New Zealand postage stamp in 1976.
Purakaunui Bay campsite
This is a DOC Standard Campsite.
They have toilets, water supply (tap, stream) and vehicle or boat access.
Wood BBQs and fireplaces, cold showers, picnic tables, a cooking shelter may be provided. 40 non-powered sites.
The Catlins
Be sure to watch this in 1080p HD!
This video shows the weekend trip 11 pals made to The Catlins region in New Zealand. The trip includes:
- Papatowai Camp Grounds
- Low tide trees on the Pacific Ocean
- Waipohtau Hike: difficult track through a muddy rainforest with fern log crossings to 2 waterfalls
- Slope Point: walk beside open sheep field to most southern point of South Island
- Cathedral cave adventure and beach track
- Curio bay: petrified forest, yellow eyed penguins
- Purakaunui Falls
- Nugget Point Lighthouse (and fur seals!)
NZ's South Island by bike 05: Catlins - Southland
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The Catlins - NZ - 2014
a Quick Look at the Catlins Area of Southland in the form of a Movie Trailer. Includes Cathedral Caves, Isas Cave, McLean Falls, Purakaunui Falls, Tuatuku Beach, Papatowai Beach. Southern Scenic Route.
Surfing Bobs Point Dunedin
Bobs Point looking fun
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2019 01 01 NZ South Island - Surat Bay
What could be more beautiful than pure nature – pristine beach, wild animals and no one around, just us! That could be easily found in The Catlins area.
There are amazing lookouts – like Florence Hill or Nugget Point, stunning waterfalls – like Porakaunui. Town are picturesque – the main one, Owaka has population of hefty 303! There are pretty bays, like Surat or Roaring Bay, where it is easy to spot sea lions, seals or even incredibly rare yellow-eyed penguins. It is also the corner of New Zealand which is closest to Antarctic, so do not expect warm water :).
Southern Scenic Route & Catlins - Neuseeland Reiseführer
Auf meinem Weg von Dunedin nach Invercargill bin ich die Southern Scenic Route gefahren und dabei habe ich die Catlins durchquert. Diese Region Neuseelands ist irgendwie total unterschätzt. Selbst im Lonely Planet nimmt sie nur eine halbe Seite ein. Aber letztendlich gibt es in den Catlins so viel zu sehen, dass ich insgesamt vier Tage unterwegs war. Ich habe unterwegs gefühlt 100 Strände und Buchten gesehen und unglaublich schöne Landschaften. Es war so viel, dass ich diesmal sogar 2 Videos machen muss, weil es zu schade wäre euch nicht alles zu zeigen. Und ja ich weiß, dass meine Kappe dreckig ist...
McLean Falls, Catlins Conservation Park - Catlins, NZ
The 22 m falls are on the Tautuku River in Catlins Conservation Park and are often described as the most spectacular in the region. The walk to the falls, though uphill, is not too steep and very pleasant.
It passes through a variety of forest and shrub types: huge tree fuchsia, stands of olearia and podocarp forest.
Getting there:
Turn off Chaslands Highway onto Rewcastle Road 11.6 km south of Papatowai. It's a further 3 km to the car park.
Rain Cloud Purakanui
Time Lapse Clouds
Taken 9 September 2012 on iPod. The view shows Mapoutahi Pa (Goat Island) Blueskin Bay
Otago
Massacre at Goat Island
On one side of this neck of land is a little golden half-moon beach, while on the other side the sea rushes in with a turbulent swell threatening to undermine the narrow pathway. On the slopes of the island itself long green grass sways in the sea breeze, while the leaves of the numerous cabbage trees rustle continually as if mournfully trying to tell the story that exists beneath their roots.
There is nothing to suggest the tragedy of which it was once the scene, yet these green slopes once ran red with blood and the yells of the victors and the vanquished could have been heard above the noise of the surf that laves its rocky base.
Goat Island it is called, no doubt because its outline bears some resemblance to the head of a goat. There in the 18th century stood a fortified pa—Mapoutahi Pa.
Some six or seven generations ago a chief named Taoka or Taonga lived with his people in a kaika near Timaru. As was customary at times he set out with a small party to visit his cousin, Te Wera, of Ngatimamoe, who had a large pa at Karitane Peninsula, or Huriawa. After enjoying Te Wera's hospitality for three days Taoka set out with his host, who it might be mentioned was a man of very fiery temper (he had killed his own wife—a princess of the Kaitahu) to visit another relative, Kapo, in Mapoutahi Pa, at Purakanui. While staying here these two—Te Wera and Taoka—as relatives often do, had a heated argument which developed into an open quarrel, resulting unfortunately in Te Wera killing Taoka's son. Taoka vowing vengeance returned to Timaru, gathered all his fighting men about him and laid siege to Karitane Pa. For twelve long months he waited, but only once did any of his men gain entrance—several climbed up a blow-hole into the pa and stole Te Wera's god-stick. Next day Te Wera saw them doing a haka and, noticing the loss of his god-stick, induced his tohunga to chant for its return, whereupon it came flying back through the air to him.
Unable to sack the Karitane Pa, whose massive entrenchments remain to-day, Taoka went home but came back again the following winter and this time made to attack the Mapoutahi Pa whose chief, Pakihaukea, was a close ally of Te Wera. After besieging the pa for ten days, since both the invaders and defenders were wary, Taoka, thirsting for the blood of his foeman and seeing a snow storm approaching, decided that the hour for revenge had come. Snow fell for many hours. That night, with the snow eighteen inches deep and all the hillside quiet he sent out a scout to ascertain if the palisade were defended. The scout returned to say that it was fully guarded. Not satisfied, Taoka himself crept silently to the palisade and discovered that the supposed guards were merely dummies hanging from the palisade and moving occasionally as the wind caught them. The page 44 besieged natives in the pa had committed the same human error which many besieged peoples in European and ancient history had done. They had thought themselves secure within their walls and had relaxed guard.
Taoka and his men silently scaled the palisade and cautiously arranged themselves among the whares. Suddenly the blood-curdling war-cry of the invaders roused the sleeping natives and, dazed by sleep, as they stumbled from their whares, they fell victims to the weapons of the enemy. Altogether, 250 were mercilessly slaughtered, and only one or two escaped by rushing to the cliff edge and throwing themselves 60 feet or 70 feet into the sea.
As day dawned the rising sun revealed a ghastly sight. The dusky bodies of the victims had been piled in a huge heap and covered in places with a mantle of snow they resembled a huge pile of wood. So they named the place Purakanui, meaning a large pile of wood. That was about the year 1750 and to-day, nearly 260 years later, little evidence remains of that terrible massacre save the name of the district and the line of the trenches beneath the palisade in which human bones have been found.
Goat Island is now a scenic and historic reserve under the administration of the Otago University Museum, where there is a model of the island and the pa.
To-day as the holiday maker wanders over its sunny slopes or fishes from its craggy rocks or shouts as he plays in the surf, he does not think much of its tragic history—it would seem absurd. But as night falls and the rising moon casts long dim shadows of the rustling cabbage trees across the grass it almost seems that one can hear sad cries above the moan of the surf.
Catlins Area School, Last day of Third Term 2016
Catlins Area School, Otago, New Zealand.
The kids got together and had a good last day of Term 3, 2016. School House: Manuka, Nora and Surat competed for points in the following activities;
Bobbing for apples, Tug of war between the houses, Listening challenge, Overs and unders and the Cake decorating team challenge.
All of the kids show great support and team spirit before the break.
Kaka Point, Catlins, South Otago, NZ.
This is a video showing the tourist destination Kaka Point and some of what it has to offer. It was made for my Kaka Point website.
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Derek Clegg Lucky
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Overzicht Owaka
een fimeltje over Owaka