Ruahine Range

The Ruahine Range is the largest of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced from the central North Island down to Wellington, where it comprises the Ruahine, Tararua and Remutaka Ranges.
The Ruahine Range runs northeast–southwest for from inland Hawke's Bay to near Woodville. The Manawatū Gorge separates the southern end of the Ruahines from the northern end of the Tararua Range.
The highest point in the Ruahines is Mangaweka, situated along the Hikurangi Range. At, Mangaweka is the second highest non-volcanic mountainous peak in the North Island after Mount Hikurangi in the Raukumara Range.
The other notable peak is Wharite. The current main transmitter was commissioned in 1966.

Name

Ruahine is a Māori name believed to mean "wise woman", with reference to the migrant leader's granddaughter on the Aotea canoe. A local Māori says "Kaua e whakakoria te kuku o Ruahine, kei wera!", referring to the fact that attacking tribes often came down into Hawke's Bay through the passes of the Ruahine Range.