Whangaehu
Whangaehu is a settlement in the Rangitikei District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Whangaehu is located near the mouth of the Whangaehu River, a large river flowing from for 135 kilometres the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau, southward to the South Taranaki Bight in the Tasman Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wangaehu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rātana Pā and Fordell.
Rātana Pā
Village
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Rātana Pā, or Ratana Community, is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. The locality was the farm of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, the founder of a Māori religious and political movement, and the settlement developed in the 1920s as followers came to see Rātana. Rātana Pā is situated 3½ km south of Whangaehu.
Fordell
Hamlet
Fordell is a rural community in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Marton-New Plymouth railway line east of Kaitoke and north of Whangaehu. Fordell is situated 6 km northeast of Whangaehu.
Turakina
Hamlet
Turakina is an old Māori settlement situated southeast of Whanganui city on the North Island of New Zealand. Turakina village derives its name from the Turakina River, which cut its passage to the sea from a source south of Waiouru. Turakina is situated 6 km southeast of Whangaehu.
Whangaehu
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Rangitikei District, Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-40.00809° or 40° 0′ 29″ southLongitude
175.17095° or 175° 10′ 15″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
4VFQX5RC+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 281136392OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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