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Whanganui National Park

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Whanganui National Park

The Whanganui River weaves though deep gorges in the rugged bush-clad landscape of Whanganui National Park, created in 1986. It is New Zealand’s longest navigable river.

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Nancy Swarbrick, National parks – Western North Island parks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14439/whanganui-national-park (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.