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Encyclopedia > Tararua Ranges

The Tararua Range (often referred to as the Tararua Ranges) is one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand which form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington.


The ridge is at its most pronounced in the southern part of the island, where it is comprised of the Rimutaka, Ruahine, and Tararua Ranges.


The Tararuas run northeast-southwest for 80 kilometres from near Palmerston North to the upper reaches of the Hutt Valley. It is separated in the north from the southern end of the Ruahine Range by the Manawatu Gorge.


The highest peak in the Tararuas is The Mitre, at 1570 metres.


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:: APMN | publications - Vol. 5, No. 2 :: (2288 words)
Along the northern coast are a chain of lower ranges that trend parallel to the main range.
The Macdonnell Ranges in the north and Musgrave Ranges in the south enclose the dry lake of Amadeus.
Maori legends describe the ranges as a great fish brought to the surface by a magic fish-hook; great swellings arose where it was clubbed by the gods who caught it, and the active volcanoes are the death twitches of the giant.
The fiendishly efficient rain-catching system (1516 words)
For sheer size, the Tararua Range doesn’t compare with the mountains of the South Island.
He says the range runs absolutely parallel to fronts approaching from the northwest so the rain-bearing clouds usually hit the entire length of the range and the rain is dumped all at once.
The range’s great rain-attracting powers are also accountable for the droughts that hit the valley and eastern Wairarapa.
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