Raurimu

Raurimu
T-rex sculpture made of driftwood
T-rex sculpture made of driftwood
Map
Coordinates: 39°07′26″S 175°23′31″E / 39.124°S 175.392°E / -39.124; 175.392
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
DistrictRuapehu District
Ward
  • Ruapehu General Ward
  • Ruapehu Māori Ward
CommunityŌwhango-National Park Community
ElectorateRangitīkei
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityRuapehu District Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total70
 • Density80/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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ Harriss, Gavin (August 2022). Raurimu, Manawatu-Wanganui (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ "Raurimu Spiral". IPENZ. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  5. ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF).
  6. ^ Collis, Ashleigh (4 May 2018). "Making natural art out of driftwood". Horowhenua Chronicle.