A 39-metre, two-leap waterfall at the foot of Mt Ruapehu, reached by an easy 1.5-hour return walk through beech forest. Waitonga Falls is in Tongariro National Park, near Rangataua in Ruapehu. The website describes two falls: the first is 39 metres high, with two leaps, and the second is a segmented fall. The parking is at Ohakune Mountain Road, which is sealed and well signposted. The website says there are no facilities at the car park. It is about a 15-minute drive from Ohakune Village, and about 50 minutes from National Park village.
The return walk to the base of the main falls takes about 1.5 hours. It goes through beech forest and a plateau bog with mountain reflection pools, and the website calls it an easy walk. The track can be joined to the Round the Mountain Track. Another waterfall drops to the same river, and the website says it is visible from the walk by turning to the right.