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Waiouru

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NZ Waiouru, Manawatu-Wanganui

-39.446389, 175.658333 · 2686 feet
Location Tracking

Shawcroft Road, Ruapehu District, Manawatū-Whanganui, 4826, New Zealand

Nearby Locations

Km
National Army Museum NZWAO 4.0 165°
Taihape Airfield NZVR 28.9 157°
Flat Hills NZFL 50.0 180°
Turangi NZTN 54.8 014°
Taumarunui Hospital Heliport NZJT 71.1 330°
Taumarunui Aerodrome NZTM 75.6 333°
Waiouru is situated near the main NZ Army training grounds. The area was also home to HMNZS Irirangi between 1942 and 1993, which provided HF communications for the RNZN as NAVCOMSTA Waiouru, using the famous callsign ZLO. The naval communications station remains but is now remotely operated.