Piriaka Lookout

Piriaka Lookout is a rest area in Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui. Piriaka Lookout is situated near the peak Rangiatea, as well as near the hamlet Kakahi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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. Piriaka Power Station is situated 2½ km north of Piriaka Lookout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piriaka and Kakahi.

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.

Kakahi

Hamlet

Photo: Prankster, CC0.

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 3½ km east of Piriaka Lookout.

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. Manunui is situated 5 km north of Piriaka Lookout.

Piriaka Lookout

Type: Rest area
Category: transport
Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.93237° or 38° 55′ 57″ south

Longitude

175.34378° or 175° 20′ 38″ east

Open location code

4VHQ389V+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 296368465

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=rest_area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Piriaka Lookout and Control Gate.

Nearby Places

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