Ruapehu
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Ruapehu may refer to:
- Mount RuapehuMount RuapehuMount Ruapehu, or just Ruapehu, is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. It is 23 kilometres northeast of Ohakune and 40 kilometres southwest of the southern shore of Lake Taupo, within Tongariro National Park...
, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand - Ruapehu DistrictRuapehu DistrictRuapehu District is a territorial authority near the centre of New Zealand's North Island.It has an area of 6,730.185 square kilometers and a population of 13,569 at the 2006 census .-Features:...
, the local government area that covers much land generally west and south of Mount Ruapehu, mostly in the headwaters of the Whanganui River - SS Ruapehu, a 340 passenger steam ship, build 1901, wrecked 1930. Main route was London to Auckland and Wellington and back.