New Zealand, according to the gazetteer maintained by Land Information New Zealand has 249 named waterfalls and 31 named rapids. There are perhaps seven named Bridal Veil, and 17 which include Rere meaning to leap or descend. In the North Island only 18 of 130 have non-Maori names (including 5 clustered around Mount Taranaki), but in the South Island only 15 of the 150 named waterfalls (or rapids) have retained their Maori name.