- The
Piriaka power station is a
hydroelectric power facility in Manawatū-Whanganui in New
Zealand which draws water from
behind a weir on the Whanganui...
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Piriaka is a
small rural settlement beside the
Whanganui River,
about 10
kilometres (6.2 mi)
southeast of
Taumarunui on
State Highway 4 (SH4), in New...
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settlements in the
county included Manunui, Raurimu, Ōwhango, Kakahi, and
Piriaka.
Manunui Town
Board was
split from the
county in 1911 and the
county became...
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Piriaka was a
station on the
North Island Main
Trunk line, in the
Ruapehu District of New Zealand,
serving Piriaka. It was 5.27 km (3.27 mi)
north of Kakahi...
- " On
State Highway 4
south of
Taumarunui are the
villages of Manunui,
Piriaka, Kakahi, Ōwhango,
Raurimu and then
National Park. To the
north are the...
- 38°56′05″S 175°22′58″E / 38.934694°S 175.382746°E / -38.934694; 175.382746
Piriaka Taumarunui County Near
Manunui Yes [
Manunui Taumarunui Borough Manunui...
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Canoeing – many
historic aspects and
sites to visit.
Annual Raft Race,
Piriaka to
Taumarunui – Last run in the 1970s
Annual Jet Boat Race, Taumarunui...
- Kakahi. It
formally opened on 9
November 1908. The
rails were laid
south of
Piriaka by May 1904 and a
daily ballast train was
running by October,
which also...
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi)
south east of
Matapuna and 4.63 km (2.88 mi)
north of
Piriaka.
Freight was
handled from 2
September 1904,
though it wasn't
until 16 September...
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replace 74 men in
traffic working duties. The last
section converted was
Piriaka-Owhango. A 1926
article by "Backblocks"
described conditions for staff...
