Rising to the Challenge
Rising to the Challenge is a work of art in Matamata-Piako District, Waikato. Rising to the Challenge is situated nearby to the public building Morrinsville RSA, as well as near Morrinsville Police Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morrinsville College.
Morrinsville College
School
Morrinsville College is a state secondary school located in Morrinsville, Waikato, New Zealand. The school has a roll of approximately 712 students from years 9 to 13 as of October 2025. Morrinsville College is situated 1 km north of Rising to the Challenge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morrinsville and Motumaoho.
Morrinsville
Town
Morrinsville is a provincial town in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Morrinsville is a service town for the local dairy industry; the area surrounding the town has the highest concentration of dairy cattle in New Zealand.
Motumaoho
Locality
Motumaoho is a small village in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, just to the west of the Pakaroa Range. It is on SH26, 25 km east of Hamilton and 7 km west of Morrinsville. Motumaoho is situated 6 km southwest of Rising to the Challenge.
Tatuanui
Village
Tatuanui is a settlement and rural community in the Matamata-Piako District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north-east of Morrinsville, south-west of Te Aroha, Waihou and Waitoa, and north of Ngarua, at the intersection of State Highway 26 and State Highway 27. Tatuanui is situated 7 km northeast of Rising to the Challenge.
Rising to the Challenge
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Matamata-Piako District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.66039° or 37° 39′ 37″ southLongitude
175.53033° or 175° 31′ 49″ eastOpen location code
4VJQ8GQJ+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13095890887OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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