Ongarue River
The Ongarue River is a river of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. A major tributary of the Whanganui River, it flows west then south from its sources on Pureora and north of the Hauhungaroa Range, northwest of Lake Taupō, before reaching the Whanganui River at the town of Taumarunui.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ongaruhe River”
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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taumarunui and Taringamotu.
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.
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. Taringamotu is situated 3½ km north of Ongarue River.
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 7 km east of Ongarue River.
Ongarue River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ongarue River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ongarue River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اونجارو”
- French: “Ongarue”
- German: “Ongarue River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Ongaru”
- Irish: “Ongarue”
- Maori: “Ongarue”
- Welsh: “Afon Ongarue”
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