Tongariro is a village and rural community, located east of
Taumarunui and west of
Kuratau on
State Highway 41.
It includes the Pāpākai Marae and Rākeipoho meeting house,
a traditional tribal meeting place for the
Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of
Ngāti Hikairo
Waikato Tainui, Waikato or Tainui is a group of Māori ''iwi'' based in Waikato Region, in the western central region of New Zealand's North Island. It is part of the larger Tainui confederation of Polynesian settlers who arrived to New Zealand ...
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Name
The name Tongariro is derived from the Māori words tonga meaning south wind and riro meaning carried away.
References
Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui
Ruapehu District
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