The Waitakere Ranges are one of Auckland’s greatest treasures, with 16,000 hectares of lush forest, waterfalls, and wild coastlines just half an hour from the city. A breathtaking one-hour scenic drive winds through towering kauri trees, groves of tree ferns, and...
I followed Wayan, the temple sweeper, down a crooked path. “Come this way,” he said, “I will show you a waterfall and a hidden temple”. He led me along a jungle path with mossy overhangs towering above me and steamy, misty rice fields that dropped away below. As I...
