Ōwhango is a small town in New Zealand situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Taumarunui on State Highway 4 (SH4), and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the Whakapapa River, a tributary of the nascent Whanganui River.
The old Owhango Post Office c. 1919
Latitude 39 degrees south sign in Ōwhango, looking north, September 2019
Owhango school, with a roll of 64 as at February 2024.
Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kūiti and 55 km west of Tūrangi. It is under the jurisdiction of Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region.
Hakiaha Street in 2009
Taitua at Taumarunui in 1885.
A view of Taumarunui, circa 1910s
A landing on the Whanganui River at Taumarunui in motorised boats