Raurimu
Raurimu | |
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T-rex sculpture made of driftwood | |
Interactive map of Raurimu | |
| Coordinates: 39°07′26″S 175°23′31″E / 39.124°S 175.392°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Ruapehu District |
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| Community | Ōwhango-National Park Community |
| Electorate | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Ruapehu District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Ruapehu | Weston Kirton |
| • Rangitīkei MP | Suze Redmayne |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 90 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Raurimu is a settlement in Ruapehu District, New Zealand. State Highway 4 passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east. The Raurimu Spiral, which allows the railway to climb 139 metres, is described as an engineering masterpiece by the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.
Raurimu railway station served the town from 1906 until its closure in 1978.
A life-size driftwood sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus rex stands at the corner of Keitieke Road and State Highway 4.