Hakiaha Street

Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula


At the street’s eastern end is Hauaroa Whare, a beautifully carved house. At the western end, Te Rohe Potae memorialises King Tawhiao’s assertion of his mana (authority) over the King Country in a sculpture of a top hat on a large rock.


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3. Mt Tongariro

26.3 MILES

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8. Mt Ngauruhoe

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Northeast of Ruapehu, Mt Ngauruhoe (2287m) is the national park's youngest volcano and the most classically perfect in its conical shape. Its first…

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