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- Waiouru ist ein Ort im Ruapehu District der Region Manawatū-Whanganui auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland. (de)
- Waiouru est une petite ville du district de Ruapehu, dans la région de Manawatu-Wanganui en Nouvelle-Zélande. Elle s'est développée avec son camp militaire et compte 970 habitants en 2017. (fr)
- Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, 130 km (81 mi) north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu. The town had a population of 765 in the 2018 census. The main attraction of Waiouru is the National Army Museum, opened in 1978, which features static displays of New Zealand's military heritage. The rest of the township consists of a small cluster of a police station, two garages, a petrol station/postal agency, a panel beater, two motels, a tavern and half a dozen cafe/restaurants spread along the highway. There are three unmanned diesel refueling sites for the 700+ big freight trucks that pass through Waiouru each day. Nearby are the yards of a roading contractor and a maintenance contractor. A grocery store, hairdresser and beautician are in the Army housing area two kilometres away, and a medical centre, public library, cafe and department store are inside the army camp. Waiouru is a military town that has grown up in conjunction with the New Zealand Army Camp and the Training Group (ATG), which is responsible for the training of recruits and other soldiers. The Desert Road immediately north of Waiouru runs through the 870 km2 army training area, which lies mainly to the east of the road. The Royal NZ Navy's Irirangi communications station with its huge antennae is 2 km north of Waiouru. North of Waiouru is the section of State Highway 1 called the Desert Road. This runs for 50 km through the Rangipo Desert to Tūrangi, at the southern end of Lake Taupō. Waiouru is on the North Island Main Trunk railway, which came through in 1907. Waiouru Railway Station is the highest station (814 m) on the New Zealand rail system. The Northern Explorer does not stop at Waiouru, but its predecessor the Overlander did until April 2005. Seven kilometres to the west of Waiouru is the small settlement of Tangiwai, the site of New Zealand's worst railway disaster. On 24 December 1953 the overnight express from Wellington to Auckland passed over Tangiwai railway bridge just after it had been weakened by a lahar from Mount Ruapehu. The bridge collapsed, sending the train into the Whangaehu River, killing 151 people. Many army and naval personnel were involved in the rescue of survivors and the recovery of bodies. Sister Mortimer of the Waiouru Camp Hospital, "The Angel of Tangiwai", worked non-stop for three days tending the survivors and laying out the bodies. (en)
- Waiouru – miasto w Nowej Zelandii, na Wyspie Północnej, w regionie Manawatu-Wanganui. (pl)
- Waiouru é uma pequena cidade situada no centro da Ilha Norte da Nova Zelândia. Fica no , 25 km a sudeste do Monte Ruapehu, no . A principal atracção de Waiouru é o , um museu, aberto em 1978, que mostra a história militar da Nova Zelândia. Waiouru é, essencialmente, uma cidade militar, desde 1936, que se tem desenvolvido em conjunto com o Campo do Exército da Nova Zelândia e com o Grupo de Treino, responsável pelo treino de recrutas e outros soldados. A Estrada do Deserto, a norte de Waiouru, atravessa os 870 km² da área de treino, que fica a este da via. A estação de comunicações Royal NZ Navy's Irirangi, com a sua enorme antena, fica a 2 km a norte de Waiouru. (pt)
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- Waiouru ist ein Ort im Ruapehu District der Region Manawatū-Whanganui auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland. (de)
- Waiouru est une petite ville du district de Ruapehu, dans la région de Manawatu-Wanganui en Nouvelle-Zélande. Elle s'est développée avec son camp militaire et compte 970 habitants en 2017. (fr)
- Waiouru – miasto w Nowej Zelandii, na Wyspie Północnej, w regionie Manawatu-Wanganui. (pl)
- Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, 130 km (81 mi) north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu. The town had a population of 765 in the 2018 census. (en)
- Waiouru é uma pequena cidade situada no centro da Ilha Norte da Nova Zelândia. Fica no , 25 km a sudeste do Monte Ruapehu, no . A principal atracção de Waiouru é o , um museu, aberto em 1978, que mostra a história militar da Nova Zelândia. (pt)
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