Tongaporutu Beach

These are known as the Taranaki Boulders, concretions like the more famous ones at 

Moeraki Beach in the South Island.

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more concretions

Here are more photos of concretions that you asked for. 

They take various shapes, and probably have various names, 

but are, nevertheless, fascinating!

Here's another post I did on concretions with a few more photos.

I called these 'Boobie Rocks' before I found out what they really were!

 Here's an interesting link, if you want to know more:   https://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2012/01/12/confounding-concretions/

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Koutu Boulders

Along the Hokianga Harbor, there is a stretch of beach that contains some interesting rock formations called the Koutu boulders. My mother-in-law and I walked along the beach and it took us the best part of two hours. 

Most sites say it's an 'easy' walk if you go two hours either side of low tide. Maybe if you're 25 and have done a decathlon or two. But for two, ahem, older gentleladies who were looking for a stroll down the beach, not so much. 

But we were determined to clamber over rocks and get to the other end--mostly, because we didn't think we could get back up the steep bank that we came down from the car. 

And, by golly, we can say we walked from one end to the other!

I didn't see any 20 foot-tall concretions like they said we would (whoever 'they' are), but some were pretty big. I am 6 feet tall (that's me in the blue) and several were taller than me. I hope you enjoy the views.

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concretions

On a recent day trip to the Patea River Dam, I photographed these, um, interesting, formations in the hillsides. My first instinct was to call them 'booby rocks' but I was pretty sure that wasn't  their official name. So, after some research (thanks to Hubby for suggesting search possibilities--he's good like that), I have a name for them:

Concretions !

  We have seen  them off the northern shore of the South Island (Split Apple Rock):

and at 'Three Sisters' earlier in the year.

So now I can call them by their correct name! The things we learn on the internet.


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