Ruatapu, New Zealand

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ruatapu is the name of a small town in the Westland District of the West Coast region of New Zealand''s South Island. Its name comes from a figure in M ori tradition named Ruatapu. The town is located to the west of Lake Mahinapua and is 12km southwest of Hokitika and 14km northeast of Ross. State Highway 6 runs through the town. It was established to support farming and sawmilling activity in the area. On 9 November 1906, a branch line railway from the Midland Line in Greymouth to Hokitika was extended to Ruatapu. Ruatapu acted as the terminus of the railway until 1 April 1909, when it was opened to Ross and became known as the Ross Branch. Passenger services ceased on 9 October 1972 and the line closed to all traffic on 24 November 1980. Some of the formation near Ruatapu can now be driven.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130426163
• ISBN-10: 613042616X
• Artikelnr.: 29911992