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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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...
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" 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...
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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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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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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...
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2.3 1984 Manawa Energy Piriaka Ruapehu 38°54′42″S 175°20′34″E / 38.911584°S 175.342894°E / -38.911584; 175.342894 (Piriaka hydroelectric power station)...
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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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Taranaki 102 2013 Mokauiti Hydroelectric Waikato 1.925 7 1963 35% interest Piriaka Hydroelectric Waikato 1.8 7 1924 (expanded 1971) 35% interest Whareroa...
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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...
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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...
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staff on traffic duties required for the Taumarunui to Otaki section. The Piriaka to Owhango section of the Taumarunui to Ohakune section (80.7 km) was the...
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Otorohanga 11:26 16:05 Te Kūiti 11:42 15:48 Taumarunui 13:00 14:32 Manunui Piriaka Kakahi steam engine turning point. Ōwhango Oio Raurimu below the Raurimu...
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busy station and workshops. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. Bush felling for the railway started in 1900. The rails...
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what is now Karioi Domain. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. Bush felling for the railway started in 1900. The rails...
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remains at the station site. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. The line opened from Waiouru to Rangataua for goods traffic...
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Silver Star and Night Limited. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. The first trains reached Ohakune when the railhead was extended...
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reduction of the flow of water in the river would affect the operation of the Piriaka power station: 224 but an agreement was reached to maintain water flows...
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least from 1905 to 1945. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. The North Island Main Trunk line was officially completed...
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the south of the station. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. An 1897 report noted ballast available at Waitangi and a...
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3 mi (4.8 km) south of Erua. Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. From 1 April 1908 the line from Auckland was extended from...
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Raurimu (158), Horopito (151), Upukongaroa [sic] (127), Umumuri (126), Piriaka (111), and Mataroa (107). The electorate's area stretched from the South...
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