Saint Matthews Church

Saint Matthews Church is a place of worship in Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui. Saint Matthews Church is situated nearby to Manunui School, as well as near Manunui Fire Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Piriaka Power Station is situated 3 km southeast of Saint Matthews Church.

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 4 km south of Saint Matthews Church.