he narrow paved road winds up to Dawson Falls/Te Rere o Kapuni through a tunnel of green native forest. The road divides into two as it passes a large tree left standing in the middle of the road. As we travel higher and gain elevation the trees become shorter and the corners tighter. We squeak past one car – luckily not another camper as there is so little space. The road ends not far beyond the path down to Dawson Falls waterfall, Te Rere o Noke, and opens into a parking area below the National Park visitor centre where a tall Māori carved pou (post) graces the
