Waiwherowhero Stream

Waiwherowhero Stream is a stream in Auckland Region, North Island. Waiwherowhero Stream is situated nearby to the quarter Manunui, as well as near the locality Piriaka.

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 Piriaka.

Manunui

Quarter

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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.

Piriaka

Hamlet

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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. Piriaka is situated 2½ km south of Waiwherowhero Stream.

Kakahi

Hamlet

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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 6 km southeast of Waiwherowhero Stream.

Waiwherowhero Stream

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.89823° or 38° 53′ 54″ south

Longitude

175.3402° or 175° 20′ 25″ east

Elevation

199 metres (653 feet)

Open location code

4VHQ482R+P3

GeoNames ID

6234500

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