The Matemateāonga Range is a range of rugged hills in the northern Manawatū-Whanganui region of the western

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. It is located on the western side the

Whanganui River The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natur ...

between

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and

Taumarunui Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kūiti and 55 km west of T� ...

The 1970s proposed ''Cape Egmont to East Cape'' walkway

Starting in the late 1970s the then

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embarked on a project to link

Cape Egmont Cape Egmont, splitting Northern and Southern Taranaki Bights, is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont. It was named ...

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by a walkway. The Matemateāonga Range section of the ‘Cape Egmont to East Cape’ walkway was completed in the 1970s. The Matemateāonga Range section still remains in use. It was a traditional

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trail, then dray track in the early 20th century.

References

Ruapehu District Mountain ranges of New Zealand Landforms of Manawatū-Whanganui {{ManawatuWanganui-geo-stub