Raetihi

Raetihi
Seddon Street in Raetihi
Seddon Street in Raetihi
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Coordinates: 39°25.5′S 175°17′E / 39.4250°S 175.283°E / -39.4250; 175.283
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
DistrictRuapehu District
Ward
  • Ruapehu General Ward
  • Ruapehu Māori Ward
CommunityWaimarino-Waiouru Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityRuapehu District Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council
Area
 • Total
3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
1,130
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4632

Raetihi, a small town in the centre of New Zealand's North Island,[3] is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It lies in a valley between Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks,[4] 11 kilometres west of Ohakune's ski fields.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Place name detail: Raetihi". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
  4. ^ Brodie, Ian (2006). A Journey through New Zealand Film. Auckland: HarperCollins. p. 68. ISBN 186950 610 3.