# Kitekite Falls

- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Coordinates:** -36.960820, 174.489720
- **Height:** 40 m
- **Location:** Piha
- **Watercourse:** Glen Esk Stream
- **Photo Caption:** The 40 metre, 3-tiered Kitekite falls, along with the cascades above the falls and the natural pool at its base

Kitekite Falls (also called Kitakita Falls) is a scenic 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland, New Zealand. The falls drop a total of . From the lookout on Kitekite track the falls appear even higher because there is white water running over rocks into a small pool from the upper swimming hole, then falling down into a large pool, then falling to a small pool before beginning an almost vertical descent in the final 3-tiers, making the total height closer to . The falls are located on the Glen Esk Stream near Piha Beach.

![Photo of Kitekite Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Kitekite_Falls%2C_Piha_%282013%29_04.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitekite_Falls (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)