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{{short description|Mountain range}} {{Redirect|Rimutaka|the electorate|Remutaka (New Zealand electorate)}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Remutaka Range | other_name = | photo = Mount Matthews.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Matthews, 940 metres, seen from Kelburn, Wellington | elevation_m = 940 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | location = [[Wairarapa]]/[[Wellington]], New Zealand | range = | coordinates = | topo = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} [[File:State Highway 2 (Rimutaka Hill Road) near the top of the range..jpg|thumb|State Highway 2 (Rimutaka Hill Road) seen from near the top of the pass {{convert|555|m|ft}}]] The '''Remutaka Range''' (spelled '''Rimutaka Range''' before 2017) is the southernmost range of a mountain chain in the lower [[North Island]] of New Zealand. The chain continues north into the [[Tararua Range|Tararua]], then [[Ruahine Range|Ruahine]] Ranges, running parallel with the east coast between [[Wellington]] and [[East Cape]]. The 555-metre summit of the road over the range at its northern saddle is named '''Remutaka Pass'''. The pass was formally named on 17 December 2015 when the Minister of Land Information confirmed the decision of the New Zealand Geographic Board.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2015-ln7474 | title= Notice of final determinations of the Minister for Land Information on official geographic names | date= 17 December 2015 | work= New Zealand Gazette | access-date= 18 March 2018}}</ref> Following the passage of the Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-ā-Rua) Claims Settlement Act 2017, the name of the range officially changed to Remutaka Range.<ref>{{LINZ|54796|Remutaka Range |18 March 2018}}</ref>
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