Ohakune loop

Ohakune is a small town in the North Island of New Zealand, situated 215 kilometres (134 miles) north of Wellington and 292 kilometres (181 miles) south of Auckland. It is located at the southern end of the Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu.

Ohakune railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk, serving the town of Ohakune in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand. It was the junction for the Raetihi Branch.When the Overlander was replaced by the Northern Explorer in 2012, the service to Ohakune was reduced to one train a day on six days a week.

The Big Mountain Short Film Festival is a short film festival based in Ohakune, New Zealand designed to encourage and celebrate creative short film making and storytelling. Entry is free and open to filmmakers internationally, who are encouraged to use maximum creativity on minimum budget. In addition to screening short films, the festival also features professional guest speakers offering tips and techniques on an assortment of topics of particular interest to low and no-budget filmmakers.