Piriaka Power Station

Piriaka Power Station is a power station in Auckland Region, North Island. Piriaka Power Station is situated nearby to Control Gate, as well as near the quarter Manunui.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piriaka and Manunui.

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.

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 2½ km northwest of Piriaka Power Station.

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 4½ km southeast of Piriaka Power Station.

Piriaka Power Station

Type: Power station
Category: industry
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.91195° or 38° 54′ 43″ south

Longitude

175.34285° or 175° 20′ 34″ east

Inception

1924

Operator

Manawa Energy

Open location code

4VHQ38QV+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 986089016

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Control Gate and Piriaka Lookout.

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