Whanganui & Palmerston North
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River To Napier Oringi Tiraumea Ruahine Pukeokehu Waipukurau 20 miles Forest Park
(105km) Makuri 30 km Rangitikei Range Ruahine Napier (116km) Dannevirke Erewhon 52 Tahoraiti 2 Omatane Forest Park Kaimanawa D To Waipukurau Papatawa
Rangiwahia
To Waipukurau (47km); Pungatawa To Taupo (39km) Mountains Kaimanawa Moawhengo
Rv Woodville Rangipo Mangataimoka
Apiti To Masterton (36km) 8
Alfredton Tongariro River Tongariro Pahiatua Mt Pihanga (1325m) Taihape Ruahine Manawatu Gorge Lake Moawhango Motuoapa Utiku Konini 7 41 Turangi
Lake Rotoaira Moawhango Ballance
Ashhurst The Desert Rd Desert The Tokaanu Hamua 1 Waiouru Newman 2 Raumai Mangaweka Kimbolton
Aokautere Tukino 1
(1967m) Orua River Orua Bunnythorpe Lake 54 Ohingaiti Whakapapa Tangiwai Mt Tongariro 0 0 Iwikau Village 57 ὈὈὈ ὈὈὈ ὈὈὈ ὈὈὈ Ὀ ὈὈὈ ὈὈὈ (2797m) Aorangi Otamangakau Whakapapa Village Canal Mt Ruapehu Eketahuna Fielding 47 Wairehu Linton Tongariro ᝲ Karioi Kaiparoro Rata Awahuri
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Raurimu Turakina Raniotu Rv Sanson National Paraparas Marton Ihakara River Gorge Ohakune ὈὈ ὈὈ ὈὈ Mangawhero Kaitieke
Greatford
Horopito (14km) 4 Rangitikei 1 3 Foxton Levin
Mangamahu Falls Valley Turakina River Atene Skyline Track & Taumata Trig Ohau
Santoft Tangimoana Raetihi
Raukawa Santoft State Forest Lake Mangapurua/ Kaiwhakauka Track To Taumarunui 5 Whanganui River Rd To Wellington (82km) Manakau Himatangi 14 Turakina 18 Waitarere Horowhenua 22 Matahiwi Tohunga Junction B Parikino Kauangaroa Aramoana Lookout & Aramoana Walkway Retaruke Kirikau Beach Beach Atene Lake 3 1 Ranana 23 15 Beach Upokongaro Papaitonga Foxton Whangaehu Moanaroa 12 Himatangi Beach Hokio Mangapurua Trig (663m) Maraekowhai Waikawa Beach Mangaetoroa Hiruharama 11 Beach 19
Lake Wiritoa 9
Koriniti Whakahoro 25 Manganuioteao Turakina
(10km) nui Lake Kaitoke 24 ὈὈὈ ὈὈὈ Ὀ anga Ὀ B2 B1 B3 B3 A1 B3 A2 A2 B3 B2 A2 A2 B3 B3 Wh B3 B2 B3 A2 B3 C6 D5 D5 B3 B2 ᝲ ᝲᝲᝲ ᝲᝲ River ᝲᝲ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Falls 2 To Ohinepane Ohura 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 10 Pipiriki Whanganui 4 National Park Otaki Beach
Airport Kai Iwi 21 River Whanganui Wanganui To Ohura 16 Westmere 13 20
Maxwell Castlecliff Whanganui River (43km)
NORTH & PALMERSTON WHANGANUI
National Park
Mt Humphries (730m) Waitotara Taumarunui Track 17 43 AC Matemateaonga Kapiti Coast ὈὈ ὈὈ ὈὈ Kai Iwi Beach Tahora Waitotara Rapanui Rd Whangamomona Aotuhia Ngamatapouri 3 SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES SLEEPING Kohu Cottage...... B3 St Joseph's Church...... (see 23) Puketotara Hut...... Rivertime Lodge...... St Joseph's Church...... Tieke Kainga...... Whakahoro Hut...... Koriniti Marae...... Ngapurua Hut...... Omaru Hut...... Operiki Farmstay...... Pipiriki Campsite...... Pouri Hut...... Atene Campsite...... Bridge to Nowhere Lodge...... Downes Hut...... Flying Fox...... John Coull Hut...... Mangapurua Landing...... Operiki Pa...... Owlcatraz...... Tararua Wind Farm...... Te Apiti Wind Farm...... Aramoana Hill...... Bridge to Nowhere...... Kawana Flour Mill...... Kohuratahi Rimunui State Forest To Hawera (42km); Mt Taranaki (94km); New Plymouth (115km) Moeroa ura
Makahu ak nu River Waverley WHANGANUI & PALMERSTON NORTH & PALMERSTON WHANGANUI 5 2 3 1 6 4 Puniwhakau Waverley Beach
To Stratford (35km) Whe lonelyplanet.com
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