Rotowaro
Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
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The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere. Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant is situated 2½ km southwest of Rotowaro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Afton and Huntly.
Glen Afton
Hamlet
Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the Waikato District, in northern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest town is Huntly, some 14 km away. Glen Afton is situated 6 km southwest of Rotowaro.
Huntly
Town
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Huntly is a New Zealand town with a population of 8,550. It straddles the Waikato River, and is within the Waikato District in the northern part of the Waikato region local government area. Huntly is situated 7 km northeast of Rotowaro.
Ruawaro
Hamlet
Ruawaro is a rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, situated south of Lake Whangape and west of Huntly. Ruawaro is situated 8 km northwest of Rotowaro.
Rotowaro
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.58665° or 37° 35′ 12″ southLongitude
175.09264° or 175° 5′ 34″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
4VJQC37V+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 860210308OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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