Ruamahanga River
The Ruamahanga River runs through the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. The river's headwaters are in the Tararua Range northwest of Masterton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stonehenge Aotearoa.
Stonehenge Aotearoa
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Stonehenge Aotearoa, is one of the largest astronomical installations in New Zealand, an open-sky observatory inspired by and built on a similar scale to the famous Stonehenge in England. Stonehenge Aotearoa is situated 3½ km south of Ruamahanga River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ponatahi and Gladstone.
Ponatahi
Locality
Ponatahi is a community in the South Wairarapa District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located near the Ruamahanga River south-southeast of Carterton and north east of Greytown. Ponatahi is situated 4 km south of Ruamahanga River.
Gladstone
Hamlet
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Gladstone is a lightly populated locality in the Carterton District of New Zealand's North Island, located on the Mangahuia Stream near where the Tauweru River joins the Ruamāhanga River. Gladstone is situated 7 km east of Ruamahanga River.
Carterton
Photo: Robin Marshall, CC BY 2.0.
Carterton is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District. It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island.
Ruamahanga River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.06827° or 41° 4′ 6″ southLongitude
175.5802° or 175° 34′ 49″ eastElevation
101 metres (331 feet)Open location code
4VCQWHJJ+M3GeoNames ID
6225874
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