The Raurimu Spiral, Māori: Te Koru o Raurimu is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 139-metre height difference, in the central North Island of New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland. Raurimu Spiral is situated 7 km west of Tawhai Stream.

Raurimu

Village

Raurimu is a settlement in Ruapehu District, New Zealand. State Highway 4 passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east. Raurimu is situated 8 km west of Tawhai Stream.

National Park Village

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

National Park is a small town on the North Island Central Plateau in New Zealand. Formerly known as National Park Village, it is the highest urban township in New Zealand, at 825 metres.

Tawhai Stream

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-39.13824° or 39° 8′ 18″ south

Longitude

175.48021° or 175° 28′ 49″ east

Elevation

769 metres (2,523 feet)

Open location code

4VGQVF6J+P3

GeoNames ID

6224844

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Localities in the Area

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