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The Whanganui Journey is a river journey along the Whanganui River in the North Island of New Zealand, travelling by canoe or kayak. The route runs from Taumarunui to Pipiriki , is 145 km long and usually takes 5 days to complete.
In August 2021, the Waimarie Operating Trust announced that they were contributing to an environmental restoration project in association with the Pungarehu Marae to plant trees and harakeke (flax) near the marae and the banks of the Whanganui River as a means of offsetting the carbon emissions of PS Waimarie. [11]
Established in 1986, [1] it covers an area of 742 km 2 bordering the Whanganui River. [2] It incorporates areas of Crown land, former state forest and a number of former reserves. The river itself is not part of the park, but is a popular paddling route titled the Whanganui Journey, one of New Zealand's "Great Walks".
Manunui (Māori: Mananui) is a small Whanganui River settlement, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country. It was once known as Waimarino, but John Burnand of the Ellis and Burnand sawmilling firm renamed it Manunui around 1905.
Settlements on the Whanganui River (23 P) T. ... Whanganui; Whanganui Journey This page was last edited on 7 April 2020, at 04:36 (UTC). Text ...
The Piriaka power station is a hydroelectric power facility in Manawatū-Whanganui in New Zealand which draws water from behind a weir on the Whanganui River near Piriaka and diverts it through a canal and penstock to the Piriaka Power Station, which is located approximately 9 km (6 miles) southeast of the town of Taumarunui, via SH4.
The following is a list of rivers in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The list is arranged in arranged North to South by the location of the river mouth. Tributaries ...
Parinui is a small Māori community in New Zealand, based around the Mangatiti Stream on the middle reaches of the Whanganui River. [1] The area, including the neighbouring settlement of Tieke Kāinga, is popular with tourists. [2] The community has four marae, used as meeting places by local Māori: