Piriaka
Piriaka is a small rural settlement beside the Whanganui River, about 10 kilometres southeast of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, in New Zealand's King Country.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piriaka Power Station.
Piriaka Power Station
Electrical generator
The Piriaka power station is a hydroelectric power facility in Manawatū-Whanganui in New Zealand which draws water from behind a weir on the Whanganui River near Piriaka and diverts it through a canal and penstock to the Piriaka Power Station, which is located approximately 9 km southeast of the town of Taumarunui, via SH4.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manunui and Kakahi.
Manunui
Quarter
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 3½ km north of Piriaka.
Kakahi
Hamlet
Kakahi ) is a small King Country settlement about 10 kilometres up the Whanganui River from Taumarunui, New Zealand. Founded as a sawmill town, it takes its name from the Māori word for the New Zealand freshwater mussel. Kakahi is situated 4 km east of Piriaka.
Ngapuke
Hamlet
Ngapuke or Ngāpuke is a village and rural community in the Ruapehu district and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the south side of the valley of Pungapunga River, a tributary of the upper Whanganui River, east of Taumarunui and west of Tongariro and Kuratau on State Highway 41. Ngapuke is situated 8 km northeast of Piriaka.
Piriaka
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatū–Whanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.92248° or 38° 55′ 21″ southLongitude
175.33879° or 175° 20′ 20″ eastElevation
222 metres (728 feet)Open location code
4VHQ38HQ+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1684219687OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Piriaka” goes by many names.
- French: “Piriaka”
- Maori: “Piriaka”
- Turkish: “Piriaka”
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