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These revised maps made Whangamōmona part of the then-Manawatu-Wanganui Region since the Whangamōmona River is a tributary of the Whanganui River. Residents objected, as they wanted to continue being part of the Taranaki Region, and on 1 November 1989, they responded by declaring themselves the "Republic of Whangamomona" at the first Republic ...
SH 43 has been ranked as one of the 10 worst roads in New Zealand by the Police. [3] The slippery gravel surface in the Tangarakau Gorge is the main cause of the highway's bad safety record.
The Whangamōmona River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.It flows generally southeast from its sources near Whangamōmona before turning east to reach the Whanganui River.
Marco is a settlement in the Stratford District and the Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the northeast of Whangamōmona on State Highway 43.
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1901 map of proposed routes between Stratford and NIMT. The line from Stratford to Whangamōmona (of about 48 miles or 77 km) was authorised by the Railways Authorisation Act, 1900 [6] The Hon William Hall-Jones turned the first sod [7] of the Stratford-Okahukura Railway at Stratford on 28 March 1901.
Maps from 1929 published by the Department of Lands and Survey use a 28-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauau. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1941, the Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand renamed the hill to a 57-character name Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu , which has been an official name since ...
It was bounded by Awakino County and Clifton County to the west, Waitomo County to the north, Taumarunui County to the east and Whangamomona County and Kaitieke County to the south. [15] In 1908 its boundaries were defined by roads, rivers and streams. [16] The 1906 population of the county was 1,226 [17] and in 1956 was 1,893. [18]