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Okahukura Peninsula
Okahukura in New Zealand may refer to: * Okahukura, Ruapehu, a locality in Ruapehu District to the north of Taumarunui :*Okahukura railway station Okahukura railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. The station opened when work started on the eastern end of the Stratford–Okahukura Line. It was served by through trains on that line from 3 September 1933 ..., serving the settlement of Okahukura * Otukou, the location of Okahukura meeting house and Okahukura Bush, in Taupo District {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruapehu District
Ruapehu District is a territorial authority in the centre of New Zealand's North Island. It has an area of 6,734 square kilometers and the district's population in was . Features The district is landlocked, and contains the western half of the Tongariro National Park, including Mount Ruapehu and the western sides of Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Tongariro, as well as part of the Whanganui National Park. The district is also home to the world-famous Raurimu Spiral on the North Island Main Trunk railway line. The tourist towns of Raetihi, Whakapapa Village, National Park and Ohakune are located near Mount Ruapehu in the south east of the district. Waiouru, with an elevation of 815 metres, is in the extreme south east of the district and houses the large Waiouru Army Camp. The southern section of the infamous Desert Road section of State Highway 1 runs through the east of the district, from Waiouru to Rangipo. Demographics Ruapehu District covers and had an estimated population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okahukura Railway Station
Okahukura railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. The station opened when work started on the eastern end of the Stratford–Okahukura Line. It was served by through trains on that line from 3 September 1933 (though rails were completed by 7 November 1932) to 2009, being east of Tuhua. The Public Works Department operated a limited train service as far as Matiere from 1922. A junction with the NIMT at Ongarue, and even as far north as Puketutu (via Mokauiti and Ohura) had been considered before the Okahukura route was decided in 1911. Work started shortly after Sir Joseph Ward had turned the first sod, including the construction of workshops and 4 railway houses at Okahukura, and the station opened the following year. It seems that the initial service was provided by coaches attached to goods trains. A cattle yard and goods shed were added in 1915. In 1916 a porter was paid 9 shillings a week. Patronage Passenger numbers peaked in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
