Waimarino Bulletin
Waimarino is the official name of the town National Park, New Zealand. Waimarino may also refer to the following in New Zealand: * Waimarino (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate centred on Waimarino * Waimarino County, a former territorial local authority * Waimarino district, an area at the foot of Mount Ruapehu * Waimarino River, in the Waikato Region See also * Waimarino Museum Raetihi, a small town in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It lies in a valley between Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks, 11 kilometres west ...

National Park, New Zealand
National Park (officially Waimarino) is a small town on the North Island Volcanic Plateau, North Island Central Plateau in New Zealand. Formerly known as National Park Village, it is the highest urban township in New Zealand, at 825 metres. The village has great views of Mount Tongariro, Mount Ngauruhoe (Mount Doom in the The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy), and Mount Ruapehu. Toponymy Originally the town was known as Waimarino (calm waters). In 1926, the New Zealand Railways renamed the railway station as National Park. This was to avoid confusion with other Waimarino entities, and also the name had come into common usage from its location close to Tongariro National Park. This change has since been confusing, as there are now many National Parks in New Zealand. After a three month nation-wide consultation culminated in 2,582 submissions including from a number of local iwi, residents, the applicant iwi Te Korowai o Wainuiārua. ...
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Waimarino (New Zealand Electorate)
Waimarino was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate that existed from 1911 to 1954, and from 1963 to 1972. It was rural in nature and was represented by four Members of Parliament. Population centres In the 1911 electoral redistribution, the North Island gained a further seat from the South Island due to faster population growth. In addition, there were substantial population movements within each island, and significant changes resulted from this. Only four electorates were unaltered, five electorates were abolished, one former electorate was re-established, and four electorates, including Waimarino, were created for the first time. The Waimarino electorate was used in its initial form for the and s. The electorate was rural without any urban areas. For the 1914 election, 73 polling stations were used, and at only 15 of them were more than 100 votes cast. These polling stations were in Taihape (878 votes), Ohakune (449), Raetihi (361), Manunui (331), Kakahi (279), Rangataua ...
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Waimarino County
Waimarino County is a former county of New Zealand. It was defined in 1910 by the Kaitieke County Act 1910 as follows: Waimarino County was amalgamated with Raetihi Borough and Ohakune Borough to form Waimarino District in 1988. See also * List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand § Counties References Counties of New Zealand {{ManawatuWanganui-geo-stub ...
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Waimarino District
Waimarino is the official name of the town National Park, New Zealand. Waimarino may also refer to the following in New Zealand: * Waimarino (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate centred on Waimarino * Waimarino County, a former territorial local authority * Waimarino district, an area at the foot of Mount Ruapehu * Waimarino River, in the Waikato Region See also * Waimarino Museum Raetihi, a small town in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It lies in a valley between Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks, 11 kilometres west ...

Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu (; English ) is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupō Volcanic Zone and North Island North Island Volcanic Plateau, volcanic plateau in New Zealand. It is northeast of Ohakune and southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupō, within Tongariro National Park. The North Island's major ski resorts and only glaciers are on its slopes. Ruapehu, the largest active volcano in New Zealand, has the highest point in the North Island and has three major peaks: Tahurangi (2,797 m), Te Heuheu (2,755 m) and Paretetaitonga (2,751 m). The deep, active volcanic crater, crater is between the peaks and fills with water between major eruptions, being known as Crater Lake (). The name ''Ruapehu'' means "pit of noise" or "exploding pit" in Māori language, Māori. Geography Ruapehu is located in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, northeast of Ohakune, New Zealand, and southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupō, within Tongariro ...
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Waimarino River
The Waimarino River is a river of the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northwest from its origins in the Kaimanawa Forest Park to reach the southern shore of Lake Taupō northeast of Tūrangi. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. A * Aan River * Acheron River (Canterbury) * Acheron River (Marlborough) * Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River * Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River * Ahaura River * Ahuriri R ... References Taupō District Rivers of Waikato Rivers of New Zealand {{Waikato-river-stub ...
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