The road does not officially open to traffic until next week, but a few locals had the chance to take a test drive over the southern Ruahine Ranges on Saturday. The four-lane Te Ahu a Turanga - ...

There are about 57 tramping and forestry huts in the Ruahine Range, and Maarten Ruiter is only three away from having visited all . ... and about three-quarters of those in the Tararua Range.

The new Manawatū-Tararua Highway will be two lanes each way for the majority of the new road, including the plateau across the Ruahine Ranges. NZ Transport ...

Mr Feyen, who has served on the council for three years, will not stand again – instead gearing up for the Tararua mayoral race. The former policeman will be up against farmer Warren Davidson, ...

After enjoying my share of Palmerston North’s urban enticements, Manawatū’s big backyard was calling. The corrugated dragon-like spine of the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges frames the eastern ...

Energy companies are pushing the Tararua District Council to loosen the rules on wind farm consents, making it easier to build on the ranges. Genesis Energy, Trustpower, Meridian Energy and Mighty ...

A more efficient, reliable and safer journey through the Ruahine Ranges will open to traffic from the week of 9 June, with the completion of the Manawatū Tararua Highway, says Transport Minister ...

Jason Chase, 25, was found dead following an intense search and rescue effort at the Ruahine Ranges, in New Zealand, on January 3, 2003.

At about 6pm last night Police and LandSAR volunteers searching for a missing 22 year old Woodville woman located a body near the Wharite Peak communication tower in the Ruahine Ranges.

The 25-year-old was hunting with two Army friends and a dog in the Ruahine Ranges when he was accidentally shot by a hunter who was not part of his group.