Punakaiki

Rising from the sea at Dolomite Point, the Pancake Rocks are part of a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through underwater channels and escapes via vertical blowholes.
These rocks, dating back some 30 million years, formed as layers on the sea bed, which eventually rose under seismic action. Since then, water, wind, and salt spray have been constantly eroding the softer layers, leaving a ‘pancake’ stack of harder limestone.Read more