Pokaka
Pokaka is a locality 12 km south of the village National Park in Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui region, the Central North Island of New Zealand. Pokaka is located inside the Tongariro National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Pōkākā”, “Pokaka, New Zealand”, and “Pokako”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Last Spike Memorial and Makatote Viaduct.
Last Spike Memorial
Obelisk
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Last Spike Memorial is a monument in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand. It marks the location where the "last spike" was driven in 1908 for the completion of the North Island Main Trunk line.
Makatote Viaduct
Bridge
The Makatote Viaduct takes the North Island Main Trunk railway across the Makatote River in New Zealand. It is 335.7 km from Wellington, at the foot of Ruapehu, in northern Manawatū-Whanganui, between Erua and Pokaka. Makatote Viaduct is situated 2½ km north of Pokaka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horopito and Erua.
Horopito
Hamlet
Horopito is a locality in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 4 between the village of National Park and the town of Raetihi. In the early days Horopito was a bustling sawmilling town. Horopito is situated 6 km south of Pokaka.
Erua
Hamlet
Erua is a rural settlement six kilometres south of the town of National Park on State Highway 4 in New Zealand. The area is administered by the Ruapehu District Council and is within its National Park ward. Erua is situated 7 km north of Pokaka.
Pokaka
- Category: locality
- Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.29015° or 39° 17′ 25″ southLongitude
175.38977° or 175° 23′ 23″ eastElevation
849 metres (2,785 feet)Open location code
4VGQP95Q+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7833953143OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Pokaka” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pokaka, New Zealand”
- Maori: “Pokaka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pokaka”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pokaka”
- Turkish: “Pokaka”
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