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The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natural resource to be given its own legal identity, with the rights, duties and liabilities of a legal person. The Whanganui Treaty settlement brought the longest-running litigation in New Zealand history to an end.
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Local museum in the old railway station, with an old jail and police stables.
A collection of over 100 dinosaur skeletons and models, which may be of particular interest to children.
Built in 1915.
Unless you visit Raetihi with your eyes shut, you won't miss seeing New Zealand's largest active volcano.