Taringamotu

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taumarunui High School and Taumarunui railway station.

Taumarunui High School

School

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.

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 railway station is situated 3½ km south of Taringamotu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taumarunui and Manunui.

Taumarunui

Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Manunui

Quarter

Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, No restrictions.

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 8 km southeast of Taringamotu.

Taringamotu

Type: Hamlet
Description: locality in Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
Category: locality
Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.85037° or 38° 51′ 1″ south

Longitude

175.25601° or 175° 15′ 22″ east

Elevation

293 metres (961 feet)

Open location code

4VHQ47X4+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7833912274

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2181832

Wikidata ID

Q65066627

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In Other Languages

“Taringamotu” goes by many names.

Turkish: “Taringamotu”

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Notable Places Nearby

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