Rich Gold Mining History - Waihi & Karangahake Gorge | NEW ZEALAND
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- We took a day trip to the southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in the Hauraki District, to visit Waihi and Karangahake Gorge. Places famous for their gold mining history.
When we arrived in Waihi it was a quick visit to the i-site Gold Discovery Centre before walking across the road to check out the historic Cornish Pumphouse and Martha Mine.
Waihi Gold Discovery Centre
Address: 126 Seddon Street, Waihi 3610
Hours: Mon-Sun 9am-5pm
A short drive later we arrived at Owharoa Falls. A pretty cascading waterfall, popular with locals for swimming in the summertime.
For lunch we ate at Falls Retreat, conveniently located basically right next to Owharoa Falls (just a short drive up the road). Falls Retreat has indoor and outdoor seating with rustic vibes, friendly attentive staff and delicious food that uses a lot of fresh, organic, homegrown ingredients. We were especially in love with our yellowfin tuna entree!
Falls Retreat
Address: 25 Waitawheta Road, Waihi 3682
Hours: Tues-Sun 11am-8:30pm
Mon Closed
Last stop of the day was Karangahake Gorge to do the "windows walk". Such a great trek over suspension bridges, old tramlines, through historic gold mine tunnels that even have glow worms and framed views (the "windows" which are holes blasted out the side of the mountain) that look out over the mining heritage sites and river below.
Just remember to bring a torch for the tunnels but turn them off after you get past the first window and look up to try spot some glow worms :)
#waihi #karangahake #karangahake gorge #coromandal #newzealand #nz
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VLOG DATE: 05 Jan 2021
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I love your guys videos so much, everytime i want to plan a family holiday i always watch your guys videos because you go to such beautiful places.
Thank you so much Arahia really appreciate the kind words. Honestly though NZ makes it pretty easy for us hahaha 😁❤
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Cool video guys! i never knew Waihi had those cool things to do....so now ready to do a roadtrip! Thanks :) Keep up the good work
Thank you! 🙂👋💞 Glad you enjoyed it and got some ideas of places to visit next time 😁👍👍
Yey! Your’e my inspiration guys! Keep it up! ❤️
Aww too kind Ricardo thank you 🙂❤️🙌
5:25 - that was the most expressive reaction I have ever seen. That food MUST be amazing! 👍👍
Hahaha that tuna still makes a drool just thinking about it 🤤😆😋
@@PeterandYen I've been watching food shows for over a decade. That reaction was the most "this food is truly amazing" reaction ever.
😄👍 glad the deliciousness came through!
@@PeterandYen The reaction was so good it even made your face look delicious!
😂😂😂
Thank you for the shout out, cool vid guys.
😁👍 glad we finally went back to do that walk! Such a cool spot 🙂
I live there! Cool that you guys visited, there’s plenty more great spots around our area that hopefully you can explore next time!
Nice such a beautiful place to live. If you have any suggestions let us know and we'll try and get there in a future video 😁👍
Yoooo ! Big ups all the way ! Full send 👍🏻
Thank you! 😁👍
Love how the waterfall is just few steps away from carpark 😆 Nothing like that close in Sydney surroundings haha 🥲
😁🤙 so many great sights in New Zealand are like right next to the carpark hahahaha. 0 effort needed
I was rooting for you Peter to find some gold💰💰💰! Looked like a fun fun day...man, NZ is like one giant scenic national park. Thanks for taking us to another awesome place! Always looking forward to where you guys go next! Awesome you guys got to see glow worms😁😁😁
😂 that's such a good way to put it.. you're totally right though New Zealand really is one gigantic national park. If you like glow worms there's an entire region called waitomo which has tons of them in underground limestone caverns. Really amazing place yen's been once and I've been quite a few times. Never looked so hard at rocks in my life was really wanting to find that hidden nugget 😂
@@PeterandYen oh man, glow worms are so dang fascinating... they’re both creepy and mesmerizing (at least from the videos I watched - Waitomo would probably be my top destination choice for NZ)... tuataras and glow worms would take up a big portion of any trip we take to NZ... I would have laughed so hard (out of being ecstatic) if you found some gold... would have been awesome😁 Have a good week guys!
😂 even a small piece just to prove the doubters wrong 😁🤙hope you have an awesome week too dude we are basically editing for most the week hahaha
Woweeee! Such fun! Loved that shiny rock in the souvenir shop! Like pyrite. 😁. So much right around Auckland to see and enjoy! Scrumptious food!
O my gosh the food really blew us away on this one. It was absolutely delicious. We'll be going back to eat sometime soon I hope 😁 take care have a great weekend
Wow!! Great place, thanks for sharing!! Happy New year to all of you!!
Great places! Happy new year to you too! 🥳
amazing video as always!
Thank you Eric 🤙 appreciate the kind words
I'm excited to your next video.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Godbless
Sneak peek road trip on its way 😁👍
I love this video!
Thanks Risalene 😁💞🙌
Thank you Peter and Yen!
What a coincidence! I was doing my researchers yesterday because we want to do the Hauraki Rail Trail bike ride and found your video today!
No worries 😁👍 hope the video came in handy for your planning
That tuna does look amazing! Plus pickled veggies - can see why you love it, Peter
We've been raving about that tuna! So good 🤤🤤
That waterfall does look like the perfect place for a swim especially in that hot weather 😀
It was such a busy little spot! There were tons of people both in and out the water during the time we were there. NZ summers are so hot so can definitely understand that waterfall being a popular local spot 🙂👍
Nice Video👍👍👍Thumbs Up!
Thanks Thomas 👍🙂
lovely video guys, i was just there 2 weeks ago
That's awesome! I think we might have been there at about the same time then Nabeel! 😁
Peter's face when getting on the wagon thingy 🤣🤣🤣🤣
WoW! That is a fantastic view from up there, I can imagine how cool it would be to have a coffee or something up there while enjoying those views.
Yes please go back to the window, it is giving me anxiety just by looking at you in that dark cave!! 😬😬😬
Hahaha we weren't too keen on getting deeper into the tunnels especially given our track record with directions and getting lost 😂😂😂 the moment we saw that trolley though I just knew he was gonna climb in 🤣🤣
Peter got so excited when the bird flew in front of the camera! Bird watching again lol
Hahaha he just thought it was much closer to his head than it really was 🤣🐦
Very interesting pl. Hoping to go visit next. Peter just made laugh hoping into the gold barrel...so funny🤣
Hahaha forever a grown man child 🤣❤️
aww seems so amazing, i might just have to check that place out :d
💯 worth a visit it's so different didn't even know about the mine until recently hahaha
yes, thin base pizza is goooood! wow, the entree and pizza looks yuuuuum! and fresh as well. getting hungry!
Haha yea that yellow fin tuna in particular was sooo good 🤤 great pizza too but tuna was just amazing 😋
The cool tunnel is such a cool place to chill away from the hot sun! I (Hyekyong) would enjoying the walking to "the window". Thanks for sharing, guys!
It was such a relief being in those tunnels.. it was a super hot day and the breeze and shade was sooo good 😅 super cool too looking out the windows!
gold mining in New Zealand never knew that suppose logical as New Zealand used to be part of the Australia land mass long ago seems unused now then interesting history nice waterfall at the Gorge there your food there looks nice
fun views and a tunnel on your walk
*left a big like👍Au😀full view from us*
Got a few famous gold mining spots in NZ! The others are in the South Island though 🙂👍 Australia must have so many!
Yellowfin tuna dish at Falls Retreat looks very fancy and delicious!
Great dish to have for summer 😍
Sooo good 🤤😋
U should go to wellington where I live
I agree. Would love to see a Wellington vlog
Cheers guys! We've made a few videos from Wellington before but definitely keen to go back again 🙂 please do let us know if there's any awesome hidden gems in the area that are must sees! 😉
Kapiti island nature reserve is a must you take a boat there from paraparaumu beach about 45 minutes north of wellington but it's really cool
That sounds mean! Gonna have to check that out when we head over to Welly next time round
Beautiful NZ! So much to do aye
Really does ay! We have barely scratched the surface too I reckon. Still got plenty to explore and especially more in the South Island 👍🙂 Hope you and the fam are all well Tony!
Thank you for the video guys. I will be visiting Waihi and KG tomorrow
Hope you have a wonderful time Rochel and that the weather is kind to you! 🙂🙌
@@PeterandYen Thank you Guys. I had a wonderful time in Waihi and KG today
So awesome! If you're on Instagram feel free to tag us if you'd like to share any photos ❤️😁👍
@@PeterandYen Will do
The view at the 1st window was amazing! Would love to visit Karangahake gorge they have so many cool things there!
Really cool ay! Great views, the tram tracks and relics, suspension bridges, tunnels, glow worms! Definitely a neat spot to visit 🙂👍
I hear you on reapplying the SPF, it is a must for me too, especially on hot days.
Peter, your reactions are making me want to find this dish somewhere!
That mals looks phenomenal and for a great price!
Soo good guys! Hope you manage to find a similar dish too 🤤 sunscreening is a must in NZ too.. so easy to get sun burnt here @.@
That's quite a deep dig from the mining site. I wonder during the rainy season whether all water would go & accumulated there or absorb all into the ground, just my thought hahaa😅
😂😂😂 now I wonder too!!! Hahaha
Loll nick would def go inside the barrel too like peter 🤣 grown-up kids
Can never grow up 😅
What an amazing manu from kenzo.geo 😊
10/10 manu 👌😁
The waterfall looks so much fun, nice and chilly! OMG that tuna dish and pizza look amazing!! I'd trade those dishes with my Malaysian dishes with you guys haha!!
Hahaha that sounds like a pretty amazing trade guys 😂 both winners!!
thank you)
🙂 thank you for watching!
Awesome they use ingredients from their garden!
Could definitely taste the freshness and organic-ness lol 😆👍
I love this! I always thought of Waihi more as a stop of over on my road trips and not really a place to sightsee. Pretty interesting facts 😄 Your guys food looks so good! Awesome tunnels! Haha that bird at the end, hope your heads alright Peter 😂
Hahaha Peter 😅😅 such a drama queen 😆 but yea it was cool visiting these places (again it was thanks to some viewers!) Btw thanks heaps for binging our videos hahaha 😁❤️❤️ hope you guys are well!
@@PeterandYen So cool! Good to have recommendations aye! Of course! You guys are one of the few channels I do binge watch actually 🤗
Good job with the facts, Peter. It's crazy how similar this area is to Durango in Colorado. We also visited a mining area and it was so much fun. Really enjoy towns like this, especially if they have great spots to eat. Maria is eyeing Peter's tuna plate. I want that pizza! Peter is having too much fun with that mining cart. Haha 😂 I can relate!
Colorado totally sounds like an awesome place to visit! Yea that Falls Retreat was a hidden gem 👌 The tuna was incredible 🤤🐟 hahaha Nabol you would've climbed into the cart too ay 😆👍
Oh man.. I was really hoping you guys would find some gold while you were there! 😆💰💰 But those were some good facts, Peter! That’s the real gold, you should be proud. 👍🏼😆👍🏼
Hahaha I was really hoping to find some gold too 😂 cheers guys yen and eddie helped me with those little fact nuggets 😁👍
Hello guys from ... cold and snowy Moscow) Several years ago I lived and worked in NZ) It was the best time in my life. I fell in love with this wonderful country and "extremely friendly" kiwi people" .... I really miss New Zealand. You have excellent vlogs, I sit, watch and remember! Thank you! Good luck to you!)
O wow Moscow! Would love to visit one day. Maybe in summer don't think we can handle the winter 😅 hope you get a chance to come back and visit sometime 🤙
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"I want to try to find some gold" says Peter while Yen being a realist haha! I did not expect Peter to get into that gold barrel too lol, then again, it's Peter, he's full of surprises :P The gold mine/tunnel is super cool, so interesting to see one!
Hahaha the moment I saw the barrel and Peter looking all excitedly at it I was like.. uh huh.. he's definitely gonna climb into it 😂😂😅 does Malaysia have gold mines?
Hi Peter and Yen, we’ve only discovered your videos tonight after going through others and thoroughly enjoyed watching it, so looked up ones you have done in the past. Love the Great humour and hope you did find bit of gold in. Waihi as well. I too didnt not of thse others places there in Waihi even though we used to stop off occasionally. Look fwd to more you plan too do too. Cheers Kevin/Sandra of Pukekohe NZ
Hiya Sandra and Kevin 🙂👋 Aw thank you guys! Glad you discovered our channel and you're enjoying our videos! We've made quite a few from NZ now 🙂👍 Sadly no gold found in Waihi for us hahaha but that tuna was incredible and an excellent hidden gem! 🤤 Take care you two ✌️🙂
@@PeterandYen hi kevin and Sandra of Pukekohe again. Have to say loved your one Peter riding to Tamaki Drive - and falling off was a worry to watch too 🤣😅😂as after riding motorbikes for 16yrs we’ve just bought eBIKES too and worry doing what you did when you fell. You made it look so easy when you recovers too. Lol. We were worried about your GoPro being damaged. Also Kevins thought that Japanese soupy dish was his kinda food too as looked similar to our Chinese soupy dishes as well. We are going to go back to watch all your other videos to catchup what you’ve seen. Enjoy your trips and keep safe too guys. Keep up the great humour too. Cheers Kevin & Sandra Pukekohe NZ
Thank you both for watching our videos hope you're enjoying them. Hahahaha I fall quite often so I'm used to recovering or taking the hit. Yen unfortunately fell in the milford sound vlog 😅 that was such a worry!
Wow riding motor bikes for 16 years that sounds awesome! Been a bit chicken to learn but must have been a lot of fun.
It'll be interesting to see what's in the gold mine! Good job Peter with the facts! 😁 I feel related when you guys say you're sweating and complaining about the heat haha! I thought you guys never sweat in NZ :P
Yea! The tours can bring you inside the gold mine pit and the other experience teaches you about how it's done 👍 hahaha oh if we're out in the sun long enough and walking about etc def sweat but it's worse here coz you can also easily get sun burnt! It's not just humid heat sorta thing 🥵
Love where use have been
Awesome exploration of places with gold mining history guys!
Too bad Peter didn't find any gold haha
The Owharoa Falls looks like an oasis! I bet it must be really good to have a dip in the water.
Never saw glow worms before, that must be fascinating to see 😍
Yea too bad no luck finding gold 😂 it was too dark for our camera to capture the glow worms unfortunately.. literally looked like little blue/green dots on the cave's ceiling but when you see them en masse in other parts of NZ (like in Waitomo) they're really incredible! 😮 Google some pics guys, you'll love it 😁👌
hi guys. called there on my way to whitianga didnt stop for long as i was limited for time but thanks as i now have seen the bits that i missed , must say i am not a great pizza lover but that pizza yen had looked delish, .the waterfall looked much like one of the two waterfalls at mclaren falls. oh guys i do so look forward to your videos so nice to take my mind of covid but so jealous of you all in N Z. haha, stil whooopee should get my vaccination jab within the next 2 or 3 weeks time so with some luck travel will be soon on the horizon, stay safe both and happy travels
Hiya Barry 👋🙂 ooo that's good you're able to get the vaccination soon ❤️ Yes! Hopefully international travel will be in the cards again soon and you'll be able to return to NZ and check out all the places you wanted to see 🙂🤞 Take good care and keep us updated on how things are with you ❤️
Waihi and Karangahake look like a great reason to travel to NZ guys!
So cool we get to see it through you, who knows when we would make it there 😁😁 not this year for sure.
Wow 5 million NZ dollars!!
Yen, this time Peter got the facts, hahaha wondering if Yen will be giving us the facts later on this video or Peter is taking the highlight hahaha
Thanks guys! Hopefully you can make it here eventually but yea don't think it'll be this year unfortunately..
Yes! Crazy expensive to move the structure 300m ay 😮 haha Peter did great with those facts huh 😁🙌🙌
Never knew NZ had a gold mining history! very interesting lol yup that is a bit steep for the real thing haha. whoooooa so much to move it. Peter's new segment, Mr Facts time lol. OMG that back slap hahah ouch! That dish is looking very gourmet! Pizza is fresh as! hahaha pete is determined for that gold. LOLLLL that pose in the barrel! The look says "Yen cmon in" hahahha. So awesome the cave and capturing Yen on the other end.
Yea! There's more of it in the South Island but Waihi is famous for it in the North Island 🙂👍 must be tons of gold mines in Australia ay? Lolol Peter is a man child for sure 😂 tried to push the trolley too hoping I could pull him along in it but it was (thankfully) chained 🤣🤣
Another great video guys ❤️
I thought Peter was going to end up doing the mine chase from Indiana Jones lol
Great to see some of the more unusual places too - more to add to my list!
Thanks Rob! 😁👍❤️ Hahaha instead he just loses his balance in the trolley 🤣
@@PeterandYen if you enjoyed that place, then you'd love Denniston Mine north of Westport on the South Island.
I went 3 years ago and absolutely loved it!
www.denniston.co.nz/
Whilst you're there you should check out the Oprarara Arches - www.westcoast.co.nz/plan-your-trip/oparara-arches/
@@rob1971 Yea! We were thinking of visiting Denniston Mine and/or Millerton Incline, both look really awesome. Didn't know about Oprarara Arches though, thanks for the recommendation 😁👍
@@PeterandYen I was blown away by the mine!
I visited with a German I traveled with for a few days in 2018 and we both found it fascinating.
Be sure to take warm clothes though, as it's pretty exposed and a steep drive to get to it.
I've not made it as far as the arches yet, but hope to on my next visit...
@@PeterandYen and if you're looking for somewhere reasonably local to stay I can recommend Beaconstone Eco Lodge.
I stayed on my first visit to NZ a decade ago and have been back every visit since.
beaconstoneecolodge.com/
That thumbnail made me thought of Taylor Swift.. 😄.. (gold rush song)
We would always pass by waihi but i had no idea a falls exist in there 😬 thanks to you guys hehe
Hahaha 🤣 ooo maybe you can check out the falls next time and also the bistro near it. Really amazing that tuna! 🤤🐟 So glad we got recommended that place ☺️
Oh no... I joked earlier that we should make pizza for dinner, but now I’m REALLY hungry for pizza. Maybe no gold nuggets, but many nuggets of wisdom! 😳 I really thought you were going to tip over, Peter, whew, glad the cart stayed upright! Also, cinematic note: loved the b-roll shot where you zoomed up and did a slo-mo of the water dropping. Great effect and very cinematic. The quality of y’all’s videos is always 👌🏼
Hope you guys ended up having some delicious 🍕😁 hahaha I was shocked that the cart tipped ay 😂 thanks for noticing that slow mo our Fuji XT4 makes it nice and easy to capture 👍
Looks like a wonderful day out!
I love some good, succulent tuna meat! It clashes with my striving to eat as little long distance imported food as possible (no tuna in the North Sea) so I very rarely eat it, but that makes it all the more delicious when I do cave in.
It was a great day, this summer has been awesome so far. Arr I see is that to be more conscious of the environment? Or is it cause it loses some of the freshness?
@@PeterandYen Environmental issues. We live in an extremely polluted world here in Western Europe, so I try to do my bit...
Ooo no that's no good, nice job doing your part Bert 🤙🌿
Peter looking for gold rush 🤩🤩🤩 😆😆😆
Hahaha he was dreaming!
Awesome video, you may not find gold, but you uncover heaps of nuggets for us 😀
Hahaha cheers Daryl! 😁👍 More importantly though... How was Tongariro?? 🤩 Tell us all about it! 😃
@@PeterandYen it was awesome, with lots of sun and not too crowded. I went with 2 good friends and it was a fun challenge but not as difficult as I expected. I'd definitely do it again!
That's so awesome congrats and well done! 😁🙌🙌 Hope the lakes were looking extra blue and green 💙💚 We just got back from our trip too and passed Tongariro on the way 🙂
@@PeterandYen oh lovely. The lakes were beautiful. Plenty of Sulphur too. I can see why a lot of people return again and again. 😃
It's an incredible place ay! Glad you got to visit it when it wasn't so crowded too.. when we went felt a bit like lemmings at one point lol. But that moment when you get to see the lakes from the top and the steam just rising from the ground.. amazing 👌🙂 Have you got another adventure lined up next? 😁
Not used to Peter dishing out the facts and history 😂
Hahaha he did so well ay 😁👍
Cool ..show us a Manu
😂 I'll definitely have to in a video sometime
Arrrh...missed you guys again...was there 3 weeks ago. Blueberry farm in Ngatea is a must stop (sneaky icecreams 🍦 😋). Was that a DJI man bag you were wearing near the open cast mine Peter ?...lol...its the only bag my wife has ever seen me wear...she hates carrying my keys, wallet etc etc. Check out my deep south video if you have time ...and stay AWESOME out there. Much luv your easty beachlands neighbours.
Yoo bro hahaha always love a good blueberry ice cream and blueberries in general. It's the bag for our main camera 😁 the camera and mic fit in just nice 👌 yeah dude definitely will check your deep south videos it out sounds awesome!
Dude! Your trip looked epic. Where are those rocks next to the beach taken?
Hey guys 👦 !....if thats the first beach pics it is Wharariki Beach...near farewell spit at the top of the South Island. There are famous arch rock islands that used to be a windows homescreen pic. Its an epic location...bit of mission to get there as over the Takaka hill...but truly inspiring scenery...low tide is best but what out for the sealions...especially when exploring caves !....wifey almost had a heart attack!...traumatized for life 😜.
Hahahaha awesome sounds like an epic trip! Gonna write both those places down for when we visit again. Might head over in Feb we will see how things go 😁
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Can’t blame you for wanting to hunt for gold - I would too at these price$ 😂😂
Hahaha he was dreaming 🤣🤣
I on,y knew of the old train tunnel not the rest of it
I love how they still give you the option to buy a fake gold bar 😂😂 in Poland there was a mine that had a challenge that if you can hold up a real gold bar with just two fingers for 1 minute you get to take it home but I don't think anyone ever managed to do it
Oh my goodness that sounds like such an awesome challenge!!! We would both definitely try.. and I can picture Peter training for it too just to try win that gold bar! 😆👍
Wow $5 million to move it?!
Yea pretty crazy ay! The land it was on was in danger of sinking 😮
I saw myself in the video
Nice leave a time stamp 😁
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🥉😁👍 you got beat today Yasir but still got in the top 3 hahaha thank you for always being so quick to watch our videos!
Hello from Brazil, i am trying tô understand what u r saying, both of you talk very fast, ahahaha
Olá Lucelia 🙂👋 I actually talk faster in real life usually (Yen here) but I have to remember to try slow down when we make our videos 😅 I probably forget a bit sometimes still though sorry 😅😅 hope you can understand us regardless! 😁
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