Taumarunui

Taumarunui Main Street

The town is 45 mins from Whakapapa skifleld, located at the meeting place of the Whanganui and Ongarue Rivers. Taumarunui has a rich history of Iwi settlement, farming, sawmilling, railway and river.

The local golf course is listed amongst the country's top 50.

In recent years, the town's economy is being boosted by its River tourism and it is ideally positioned to service travellers and cyclists from the nearby Central North Island Rail Trail.