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|   Mountain Weather Station. SH.47. Central North Is. New Zealand.
in Weather Stations A MetService automatic weather station is situated beside SH.47 in the Central North Island of New Zealand. posted by:  Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: 12/01/2010 |
 view galleryE3.7 km |  Solar powered Weather Station. Central Plateau. New Zealand.
in Solar Power A weather station alongside SH.47 in a remote area of the central North Island runs by solar power panels. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/06/2010 last visited: 04/08/2010 |
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|  Kiwis Cross Here, Tongariro National Park. North Is. New Zealand.
in Uncommon Crossing Signs Drive very carefully, there is a Kiwi Crossing signposted on SH47 bordering the Tongariro National Park, near National Park village. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/26/2018 last visited: 02/26/2018 |
 view galleryS4.3 km |  Ruapehu Lahar Landscape. Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand.
in Places of Geologic Significance An information panel on the Lahar Mounds at the base of Mt Ruapehu explains the lahar formations created from the avalanche debris from volcanic activity on the mountain. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/12/2010 last visited: 11/21/2019 |
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|  Tawhai Falls Lookout. Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand.
in Scenic Overlooks A short walk, starting from the carpark on Bruce Road, leads to a viewing platform which gives stunning views over the Tawhai Falls in the Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/19/2017 last visited: 11/21/2019 |
 view galleryS5.3 km | Skiwi Crossing - Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand. in Uncommon Crossing Signs A very popular crossing sign situated on the highway between National Park Ski Village and Whakapapa Skifield on Mt Ruapehu. In an area known to have wild kiwis crossing the highway, there might also be a stray Skiwi (or Kiwi on skis) as well! posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/21/2010 last visited: 11/22/2010 |
 view gallerySE5.6 km | Kiwi Crossing. Central Plateau. New Zealand. in Uncommon Crossing Signs A Kiwi Crossing sign is located near a Kiwi bush habitat beside the Bruce Road below the Chateau, going up towards Mt Ruapehu and the Skifield. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 05/28/2008 last visited: 05/28/2008 |
 view gallerySE6.8 km |  Whakapapanui Walk Boardwalk. Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand.
in Non-Coastal Boardwalks The Whakapapanui Walk follows a mountain stream and passes through beech forest and crosses a tussock marsh section with a boardwalk. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/04/2019 last visited: 11/21/2019 |
 view galleryE7.4 km | View from on top of Pukeonake. Tongariro National Park. North Is. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks Pukeonake 4,019ft / 1,225m is a low scoria cone with a U shaped crater, sitting amongst the other big volcanoes in the Tongariro National Park.
From the top, you can enjoy awesome views of the mountains. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/19/2020 last visited: 10/19/2020 |
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|  Raurimu Station - 589 metres. Central North Is. New Zealand.
in Elevation Signs Elevation sign on the Raurimu Railway Station at the Foot of the Spiral reads 589 metres above sea level. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/16/2014 last visited: 01/16/2014 |
 view galleryW7.7 km |  Vintage Petrol Pump. Raurimu. Central North Is. New Zealand.
in Vintage Gasoline Pumps A vintage Avery Hardoll petrol pump stands outside the old store in the historic railway village of Raurimu in the Central North Island. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/04/2010 last visited: 08/31/2010 |
 view galleryW7.9 km |  Snow Riders at Raurimu. Near Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand.
in Artistically Decorated Utility Boxes An artist was caught in the act of creating this quirky nature painting on the Utility box near the corner of Raurimu Road and SH4 in Spiral Territory at Raurimu, near Mt Ruapehu Skifields. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/16/2023 last visited: 03/12/2023 |
 view galleryW8 km |  Raurimu Rex. Raurimu. Central North Is. New Zealand.
in Dinosaur Statues A magnificent dinosaur "Raurimu Rex" constructed of river driftwood is the newest attraction in the Railway Spiral town of Raurimu. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/01/2010 last visited: 10/24/2010 |
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| National Park Village - 825m. New Zealand. in Elevation Signs The village of National Park has a new elevation sign - altitude 825m, situated on the boundary of the Tongariro National Park with views of the mountains. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/01/2010 last visited: 08/31/2010 |
 view galleryW8.2 km |  Old, Wooden and Weathered. Raurimu Cemetery. New Zealand.
in Homemade Tombstones A very old wooden headstone, in an old cemetery amongst a scattering of historic graves, marks a small childs grave in a grassy paddock.
This cemetery lies in the countryside near Raurimu, the Railway Spiral town dating around the late 1800s. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/16/2010 last visited: 12/01/2010 |
 view galleryE8.5 km |  Tongariro Alpine Crossing. New Zealand.
in Hiking and walking trailheads The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a world-renowned trek, rated as the best one day trek in New Zealand and listed by many as one of the top 10 day treks in the world. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/29/2009 last visited: 03/08/2024 |
 view gallerySW8.5 km |  Great War Monument. National Park. North Island. NEW ZEALAND.
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A simple monument made from 9000 local river stones stands on the corner of SH4. in National Park, dedicated to the 9000 Legion of Frontiersmen who gave their lives in the Great War. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/19/2009 last visited: 12/01/2010 |
 view gallerySE8.9 km |  "One run - and 700 reasons" Tussock Traverse, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand.
in News Article Locations A news article in the New Zealand Herald written about some of the 700 runners and their reasons for taking part in the annual Tussock Traverse 26km run/walk across the centre of the Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/03/2013 last visited: 04/03/2013 |
 view gallerySE8.9 km |  The Chateau Tongariro - World War II - Whakapapa. New Zealand.
in Field Hospitals The Chateau in Tongariro National Park was used as an asylum hospital and recuperation centre for Returned Servicemen during World War II. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/09/2010 last visited: 03/21/2015 |
 view gallerySE8.9 km |  Chateau Tongariro. Central Plateau. New Zealand.
in Antique Hotels Chateau Tongariro is a New Zealand hotel and resort complex.
It is located close to Whakapapa skifield on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, and is close to the volcanic peaks of Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe, within the boundaries of Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's oldest.
Now officially titled Bayview Chateau Tongariro, the building was completed in 1929 and, despite extensive refurbishment, still retains much of the style of the pre-Depression era. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 04/27/2008 last visited: 03/21/2015 |
 view gallerySE9 km | Volcano Views. Tongariro National Park. North Island. New Zealand. in Scenic Overlooks These stunning views of the volcanoes in the Tongariro National Park can be enjoyed from the walking track to Silica Springs. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/29/2019 last visited: 09/29/2019 |
 view gallerySE9 km |  Round The Mountain Track. Tongariro National Park. NEW ZEALAND.
in Long Distance Hiking Trails The Round the Mountain Track is a 4-5 day walk through the diverse landscapes and vegetation on Mt Ruapehu's flanks - from the Rangipo Desert on eastern slopes to the beech and podocarp rainforests of the southern and western aspects. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/11/2009 last visited: 12/01/2010 |
 view gallerySE9 km |  Tongariro Northern Circuit. Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand.
in 'You Are Here' Maps YOU ARE HERE beside the Tongariro Northern Circuit Track information board at the start of the track, at Whakapapa Village on Mt Ruapehu. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/09/2008 last visited: 05/29/2008 |
 view gallerySE9 km | Boardwalk on Silica Springs Track, Mt Ruapehu. North Is. New Zealand. in Non-Coastal Boardwalks This boardwalk crosses alpine bogs and marshes on the Silica Springs Track on Mt Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/04/2019 last visited: 04/05/2019 |
 view gallerySE9 km |  The Volcanoes, Tongariro National Park. New Zealand.
in 3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond A landscape model of Tongariro National Park featuring the volcanoes of Mt Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu, is situated inside the Visitor Centre at the foot of Mt Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/11/2012 last visited: 12/11/2012 |
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