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Akatarawa Saddle

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About 1911 surveys were made in the hope of finding a railway route between Upper Hutt and Waikanae, but a lengthy tunnel would have been needed, though the route was claimed to be about 5 mi (8.0 km) shorter than the
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Elevation
Wellington
North Island
New Zealand
Range
Tararua Range
Coordinates
40°56′54″S 175°6′30″E / 40.94833°S 175.10833°E / -40.94833; 175.10833
Akatarawa Saddle is located in New Zealand
mountain pass
Wellington Region
North Island
New Zealand
Tararua Range
Upper Hutt
Waikanae
Akatarawa River
Hutt River
Cook Strait
Tasman Sea
North Island Main Trunk
Akatarawa Valley
"Topographic map"
"New Zealand Gazetteer"
"M.P.s', Queries, HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE"
"WAIKANAE – AKATARAWA. EVENING POST"
"RAILWAY SERVICES. HUTT VALLEY INDEPENDENT"
"Hutt-Waikanae Road. HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE"
"OUR NEW ROAD. EVENING POST"

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