Taumarunui

Taumarunui is a locality in New Zealand. Taumarunui is situated nearby to the hamlet Lairdvale, as well as near Taumaruiti.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taumarunui railway station and Taumarunui High School.

Taumarunui railway station

Railway station

Taumarunui railway station is the main railway station in Taumarunui, New Zealand, serving the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington.

Taumarunui High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in Taumarunui, New Zealand. There are approximately 300 students. The school was originally located in the township. The school's colours are navy blue and gold.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taumarunui and Manunui.

Taumarunui

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Taumarunui is a town of almost 5,000 people in Whanganui in a central part of the North Island of New Zealand.

Manunui

Quarter

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Manunui is a small Whanganui River settlement, about 6 kilometres 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. Manunui is situated 4½ km southeast of Taumarunui.

Taringamotu

Hamlet

Taringamotu is a valley and rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located northwest of Taumarunui, and north of State Highway 41.

Taumarunui

Type: Locality with 4,820 residents
Also known as: “Taumarunui Borough”
Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.8667° or 38° 52′ south

Longitude

175.2833° or 175° 17′ east

Population

4,820

Elevation

307 metres (1,007 feet)

Open location code

4VHQ47MM+88

GeoNames ID

2181778

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