New Zealand’s Bridal Veil Falls are located on the North Island’s west coast in the Waikato Region. At 55 meters high (180 feet), they are often regarded as being the most spectacular waterfalls on the North Island. It’s a beautiful area of New Zealand, with vast expanses of green, rolling hills.The Maori name for the falls is Waireinga. This means, “water of the underworld.” As the water plummets off the hard, basalt rock lip, it lands in a pool of sandstone which has been slowly eroded over time. The water then disappears into the thick bush.