Ngā Tārua

Ngā Tārua: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ngā Tārua

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ngā Tārua — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.68541, 176.00135. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ngā Tārua

• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~19 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Forest Park · sanctuary · Manawatū · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paengaroa Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~33 km · Must-see
• Te Onetapu / Rangipo Desert · beach · Ruapehu · ~55 km · Must-see
• Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star · church · Tararua · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kaweka Forest Park · sanctuary · Hastings · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kaweka Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kaweka · viewpoint · Hastings · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Mountains · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Ruapehu · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~74 km · Must-see
• Makino Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~1 km
• Mahangaiti Pā · fort · Rangitīkei · ~3 km
• Otutokonui · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~4 km
• Awarua · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ngā Tārua

Other forts & heritage near Ngā Tārua

• Last Spike Memorial · fort · Ruapehu · ~87 km · Must-see
• Tīeke · fort · Ruapehu · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mahangaiti Pā · fort · Rangitīkei · ~3 km
• Kirimana Headland Pā · fort · Rangitīkei · ~12 km
• Pokopoko · fort · Rangitīkei · ~19 km
• Waiu Pā · fort · Ruapehu · ~34 km
• Whanawhana / The Fort · fort · Hastings · ~49 km
• War Memorial · fort · Central Hawke's Bay · ~55 km
• Merchiston Homestead · fort · Rangitīkei · ~65 km
• Maraekakaho Station Woolshed · fort · Hastings · ~68 km

All forts & heritage in Manawatū-Whanganui

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