National Park is a small town on the central plateau of the North Island of New Zealand. As the name suggests, it is located close to Tongariro National Park, New Zealand's first national park. Tourism is its main industry. The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and occasionally the Waimarino Plateau) is located in the central North Island of New Zealand. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. ...

The town is sited next to the North Island Main Trunk railway line and close to the junction of State Highways 4 and 47, halfway between Raetihi and Taumarunui and 45 kilometres southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupo. It is 15 kilometres from one of the country's main skifields, Whakapapa, on the slopes of the active volcano, Mount Ruapehu. The NIMT is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ... The New Zealand State Highway Shield. ... Raetihi is a town in the central North Island of New Zealand. ... Taumarunui 38°53. ... Lake Taupo is a lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. ... A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. ... Whakapapa on the northern side of Mount Ruapehu is one of the mountains two commercial skifields. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... Composite satellite image of Ruapehu Mount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano, situated at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. ...

To the northwest of the town the railway performs the convoluted dance that is the Raurimu Spiral, one of New Zealand's most impressive feats of engineering. The Raurimu Spiral is a notable feat of engineering in the central North Island of New Zealand. ...

The Overlander passenger train stops: (North Island Main Trunk Railway)
Auckland (Britomart) | Middlemore | Papakura | Pukekohe | Hamilton | Otorohanga | Te Kuiti | Taumarunui | National Park | Ohakune | Marton | Feilding | Palmerston North | Levin | Paraparaumu | Porirua | Wellington (Railway Station)

Wards of Ruapehu District Council
Ohura Ward | Taumarunui Ward | National Park Ward | Waimarino Ward | Waiouru Ward

Coordinates: 39°11′S, 175°24′E Image File history File links Tranz_scenic_logo. ... The North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... Britomart Transport Centre is the Auckland, New Zealand, CBD transport hub, combining a bus interchange, railway station, and Edwardian former post office building in an expansive post-modernist architectural melange, with the main ferry terminal just across Quay Street. ... Middlemore Railway Station is located on the Southern Lines of the Auckland Railway Network. ... Papakura Railway Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. ... Pukekohe is a town in the Franklin district of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealands fourth largest urban area, and is the countrys seventh largest city. ... Otorohanga is a north King Country town at the southern end of the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Te Kuiti viewed from the south-west as SH3 climbs out of the town. ... Taumarunui 38°53. ... Ohakune is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Marton is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealands North Island. ... Feilding is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Levin is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Paraparaumu airport Paraparaumu, commonly pronounced Pram by the local youth, is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Porirua is a city in New Zealand, 20 km north of Wellington. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... Wellington Railway Station at night Wellington Railway Station is the southern terminus of New Zealands North Island Main Trunk railway. ... Ruapehu is political district on New Zealands North Island with an area of 6,700 square kilometers and a population of 14,295 as of 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Taumarunui 38°53. ... The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and occasionally the Waimarino Plateau) is located in the central North Island of New Zealand. ... Waiouru is a small town in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...