Tongariro (village)
Village and rural community in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tongariro is a village and rural community, located east of Taumarunui and west of Kuratau on State Highway 41.
It includes the Pāpākai Marae and Rākeipoho meeting house,[1] a traditional tribal meeting place for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hikairo.[2]
The name Tongariro is derived from the Māori words tonga meaning south wind and riro meaning carried away.
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