J. C,, photo, 1921]
The Lower Gorge of the Whakatane

This view, on the Whakatane River, in the gorge above Ruatoki, shows the wooded mountain-cliff of Karioi, near Tunanui. The route of Lieut.-Colonel St. John's troops here was up the river-bed, crossing and recrossing the Whakatane frequently.