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Back Issues: Parahaki Island - a statement of mana

Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. History of Parahaki Island. Approximately 10 hectares, it is located at the confluence of the Pohangina and Manawatū rivers. It is a significant site for mana whenua. It was h...

Creator:      Virginia and Warren Warbrick
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          July 20, 2024

Rangeview Drive, Name

Name: Rangeview

Suburb, Whakarongo


The drive is named to acknowledge and highlight the view of the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges from the development. February 2020.

The aerial image is a derivative of the Palmerston North City Council onli...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2024

Te Hirawanui Drive, Name

Name: Te Hirawanui

Suburb, Whakarongo


The drive is named in honour of Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna (c. 1808-1883). Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna was ariki (hereditary high chief) of the hapū (kinship group) Ngāti Mutuahi, Te Rangiaranaki and Ngāti...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2025

A Walk in the Park

"A walk along the gorgeous Manawatū River". A dog resting in the park with the Ruahine Ranges in the background.

Creator:      Johanna Tait
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 2018

Bridge on track to Rangiwahia Hut in snow

The arch bridge on the way to Rangiwahia Hut during a late winter snow fall.

Creator:      Jocelyn Woodward-Candy
Place:          Rangiwahia hut track
Date:          August 9, 2019

Wharite Peak from Point 1015

Photograph of Wharite Peak from an unnamed point (1015) north of Wharite Peak. The point can be reached via an unmarked tracked north of unnamed point (904). The route continues to Ross Peak.

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          Ruahine Ranges
Date:          February 6, 2020

Kiritaki Hut, Ruahine Ranges

Kiritaki Hut is a standard six-bunk hut south of the Maharahara and Matanginui high points in the southern Ruahine Ranges. The hut is accessible via steep and advanced difficulty tracks from the Hawke's Bay Region via Kumeti Road, or Opawe Road...

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          Ruahine Ranges
Date:          October 16, 2017

Kiritaki Hut, Ruahine Ranges

View of Kiritaki Hut looking northeast along the Ruahine Ranges. The hut sits above the Oruaterataki Stream and is directly west of Dannevirke.

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Place:          Ruahine Ranges
Date:          October 14, 2017

Oruakeretaki Valley & Stream

View of Oruakeretaki Valley & Stream and into Hawke's Bay from Kiritaki Hut in the Ruahine Ranges. The valley is accessible via an unmarked track leading down from the hut, eventually terminating at Fairbrother Road.

Creator:      Evan Greensides
Date:          October 14, 2017

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