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Hikurangi from the road

Hikurangi from the road

Hikurangi (1,752 m) is a mountain of immense importance to Ngāti Porou and indeed to all the population of the Waiapu valley. It is seen here from State Highway 35, just south of Ruatōria.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Waiapu River valley, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33491/hikurangi-from-the-road (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.

Comments

TeOraiti Bartlett
16 December 2021
This is a photo of Aorangi Maunga with Hikurangi in the background and this view is taken from Tuparoa Road, east of Ruatoria not State Highway 35 as stated.