Ohakune
Sign in to saveOhakune is a small town at the southern end of Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ohakune
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Minor urban area
- Settlement.image_skyline
- NZ-Ohakune-mainstreet.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main street of Ohakune
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Manawatū-Whanganui
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ruapehu District
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Ward
- Settlement.subdivision_type5
- Community
- Settlement.subdivision_name5
- Waimarino-Waiouru Community
- Settlement.seat_type
- Electorates
- Settlement.leader_title
- Territorial Authority
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ruapehu District Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Regional council
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- New Zealand
- Located in
- Ruapehu District
- Population
- +1420
- Elevation
- +590
- Image
- NZ-Ohakune-mainstreet.jpg
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Pre-European history
- Establishment
- Railway
- Timber milling
- Market gardens
- 1942 flood
- Ohakune Mountain Road, Turoa ski field and Turoa Alpine Village
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Facilities
- Marae
- Media
- Recreation
- Events
- Carrot Carnival
- Ohakune Mardi Gras
- Big Mountain Short Film Festival
- Landmarks
- Big Carrot and Carrotland
- War memorial gate
- Railway station and signal box
- Weather Rock
- Education
- Transportation
- Road
- Rail
- Popular culture
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Ohakune is a small town at the southern end of Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu, in the North Island of New Zealand.
A rural service town known as New Zealand's Carrot Capital, Ohakune is a popular base in winter for skiers using the ski fields (particularly Turoa) of Mount Ruapehu and in summer for trampers hiking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Ohakune is also famous for its giant carrot sculpture on the main road into the town.