The Ruahine Range is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced from the central North Island down to Wellington, where it comprises the Ruahine, Tararua and Remutaka Ranges.
The Ruahines run northeast–southwest for 110 kilometres from inland Hawke's Bay to near Woodville. It is separated in the south from the northern end of the Tararua Range by the Manawatū Gorge.
The highest point in the Ruahines is Mangaweka, situated along the Hikurangi Range, which at 1733 metres (5686 feet) is the second highest non-volcanic mountainous peak in the North Island after Mt Hikurangi (1754 metres/5755 feet) in the Raukumara Range.
The other notable peak is Wharite (920 metres/3017 feet), which visually marks the southern end-point of the Ruahine Range. The dominant geographical landmark in the Manawatū and Tararua District, Wharite is perhaps better known in the region for its highly-visible television transmission tower. The first transmitter at Wharite was commissioned in 1963, relaying Wellington's WNTV1 channel (now part of TVNZ 1). The current main transmitter was commissioned in 1966.[1]
^"Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". Vol. 351. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967. p. 1394.
The RuahineRange is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast...
the Remutaka Range begins. It is separated in the north from the southern end of the RuahineRange by the Manawatū Gorge. Most of the Range is wilderness...
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Tararua, then RuahineRanges, running parallel with the east coast between Wellington and East Cape. The 555-metre summit of the road over the range at its northern...
reforms. The district's northwest boundary runs along the top of the RuahineRange; its south-east boundary is the Pacific Ocean. The catchment of the...
extends from Wellington to East Cape, including the Tararua and Ruahineranges. The range lies between the city of Napier, 55 kilometres (34 mi) to the...
moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) bones found on the forest floor in the RuahineRange". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 43 (4): 250–255. Bibcode:2013JRSNZ...
for a total of 164 kilometres southeast from the Kaweka Range, Kaimanawa Range and RuahineRange and then east before emptying into Hawke Bay roughly halfway...
town stands under the RuahineRanges, beneath Wharite Peak, which is the most notable peak on the south end of the RuahineRange, upon which is the television...
Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from the RuahineRange to join the Whakaurekou River 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Taihape...
the Ruahine Range, but continued all the way overland to Lake Taupo. On another trip, he went up the Ngaruroro River over the RuahineRange to Waiōuru...
The river runs westward between the two mountain ranges (Tararua Range to the south and RuahineRange to the north) via the Manawatū Gorge, to pass through...
region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It flows from the RuahineRanges to the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Hawke Bay. The river flows...
(1997). Factors predisposing forests to canopy collapse in the southern RuahineRange, New Zealand. Biological Conservation, 80, 325–338 Montague, T. L. (2000)...
documentary film about a horse breeding family living in the wild near the RuahineRanges, resisting the call to a more "modern" lifestyle. It was directed by...
laid. Distribution: North Island of New Zealand, in and south of the RuahineRange (possibly once as far north as East Cape) and South Island. Type: Helix...
just north of Ashhurst. Pohangina is located along the foot of the RuahineRange, and is primarily farming land. Farming varies from sheep and cattle...
Wharite Peak is a mountain at the southern end of the RuahineRange, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Woodville in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand...
Zealand. It is found in the southern areas of New Zealand, from the RuahineRange in the North Island, reaching down the length of the South Island. It...
of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from its origins in the RuahineRange to reach the Tukituki River five kilometres west of Waipukurau List...
moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) bones found on the forest floor in the RuahineRange." Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 43.4 (2013): 250–255....
River system. The Waikamaka flows northwest from its sources in the RuahineRange to reach the Whakaurekou 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Taihape. List...
New Zealand's North Island. It flows southeast from the slopes of the RuahineRange, meeting the waters of the Waipawa River 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of...
687 m (5,535 ft) Te Atuaoparapara (once known as 'Sixty-six') in the RuahineRange, past the town of Waipawa, before joining the Tukituki River. The river...
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