Raurimu | |
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 T-rex sculpture made of driftwood | |
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| Coordinates: 39°07′26″S 175°23′31″E / 39.124°S 175.392°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Ruapehu District |
| Ward |
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| Community | Ōwhango-National Park Community |
| Electorate | Rangitīkei |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Ruapehu District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 70 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Raurimu is a settlement in Ruapehu District, New Zealand. State Highway 4 passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east.[3] The Raurimu Spiral, which allows the railway to climb 139 metres, is described as an engineering masterpiece by the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.[4]
Raurimu railway station served the town from 1906 until its closure in 1978.[5]
A life-size driftwood sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus rex stands at the corner of Keitieke Road and State Highway 4.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Harriss, Gavin (August 2022). Raurimu, Manawatu-Wanganui (Map). NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "Raurimu Spiral". IPENZ. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF).
- ^ Collis, Ashleigh (4 May 2018). "Making natural art out of driftwood". Horowhenua Chronicle.