Hiwirau
Hiwirau is a farmstead in Greater Wellington, North Island.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōwhango and Raurimu.
Ōwhango
Village
Photo: Prankster, Public domain.
Ōwhango is a small town in New Zealand situated about 20 kilometres south of Taumarunui on State Highway 4, and about 2 kilometres west of the Whakapapa River, a tributary of the nascent Whanganui River. Ōwhango is situated 7 km north of Hiwirau.
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 southeast of Hiwirau.
Raurimu Spiral
Locality
Photo: Duane Wilkins, CC BY 3.0.
The Raurimu Spiral 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 8 km southeast of Hiwirau.
Hiwirau
- Type: Farmstead
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-39.05823° or 39° 3′ 30″ southLongitude
175.3502° or 175° 21′ 1″ eastElevation
566 metres (1,857 feet)Open location code
4VGQW9R2+P3GeoNames ID
6224928
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