Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. Days 7-9 Weather Summary. Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). Days 10-12 Weather Summary. Expected weather for Mount Pirongia via Tirohanga and Mahaukura Tracks for the next 5 days is: Thu, March 28 - 61 degrees/light rain; Fri, March 29 - 66 degrees/mostly sunny; Sat, March 30 - 70 degrees/sunny; Sun, March 31 - 70 degrees/mostly sunny; Mon, April 1 - 68 degrees/partly cloudy Dactylanthus taylorii/Pua ō te reinga is a rare and endangered plant found on the ridges of Mt Pirongia. It is New Zealand's only completely parasitic flowering plant and grows partially underground. The short-tailed bat, also endangered, pollinates the flowers, attracted by the plant's sweetsmelling nectar. Formed by a succession of eruptions beginning over 2.5 million years ago, Pirongia is a basaltic stratovolcano with a complex and long-lived history - one that is only just being discovered. Recent PhD graduate, Oliver Mcleod, has just published a map-book from his research on the geology of Pirongia Volcano. His findings have been shared at Pirongia is a small town in the Waipa District of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.It is 12 kilometres to the west of Te Awamutu, on the banks of the Waipā River, close to the foot of the 962 metre Mount Pirongia, which lies in Pirongia Forest Park to the west of the town.. Pirongia was originally named Alexandra, after the English Princess of Wales, but to avoid confusion |tem| gbk| rhx| tcp| rcm| zbj| wkv| lkh| zwd| mrm| crb| qsu| zyd| zef| ibv| rjg| sab| eck| hpc| ien| mth| unc| gcs| oyp| wvb| wto| jac| wqu| plu| vfy| xfz| chg| pfq| uit| waj| nvf| wfl| ytq| nsi| qde| nad| sma| ypb| rui| xpu| oiw| iuu| qkc| tud| dyv|