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The Manawatu Gorge is significant because, unlike most gorges, the Manawatu River is a water gap, that is it runs directly through the surrounding ranges from one side to the other. This was caused by the ranges moving upwards at the same time as the gorge was eroded by the river, instead of the more usual erosion of an already existing range.
Manawatū Gorge road, c.1891. Previously, traffic travelling from the east and west of the central North Island [3] used the Manawatū Gorge road, first opened in 1872. [4] The road closed in 2004 and 2015, and also from 2011 to 2012 that lasted more than a year. On 24 April 2017, a slip from the Tararua Range cut off the road. Following more ...
The Manawatū River begins just inside the Hawke's Bay Region, then flows through a deep gorge to the Manawatu Plains before exiting in the Tasman Sea. The river is also unique in New Zealand (and rare worldwide) in that this gorge (the Manawatū Gorge ) is a water gap through recently uplifted rock, causing the river to flow from relatively ...
At this point it enters the Manawatū Gorge, between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges. [2] Beyond the gorge it joins with the Pohangina River at Ashhurst and turns south-west, flowing through the city of Palmerston North. At this stage the river is still flowing swiftly and carrying gravel from the mountains.
Manawatu Manawatu Plains 31.01 Foxton 31.02 Manawatu Gorge Manawatu Gorge North 32.01 Manawatu Gorge South 32.02 Pahiatua Woodville 33.01 Puketoi 33.02 Eastern Hawkes Bay Eastern Hawkes Bay 34.01 Eastern Wairarapa Eastern Wairarapa 35.01 Wairarapa Plains Wairarapa Plains 36.01 Aorangi Aorangi 37.01 Tararua Tararua 38.01 Sounds-Wellington
Waiohine River gorge, route of the 'Hill and Sutch' party. The Tararua Range is significant in the history of tramping in New Zealand, due to its accessibility for people in Wellington and nearby towns. Two of the most popular tracks are the Northern Crossing from Levin to the Wairarapa, and the Southern Crossing from Ōtaki Forks to near ...
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The road then turns southwest through sparsely settled farmland, crossing several ridges before following the Awakino gorge to reach the coast, which it follows around the North Taranaki Bight. At the Tongaporutu River the highway turns inland to avoid coastal cliffs and climbs over Mount Messenger before descending via the Mimi River valley to ...