Raurimu

Raurimu is a settlement in Ruapehu District, New Zealand. passes through it, and the North Island Main Trunk railway line runs to the east. The Raurimu Spiral, which allows the railway to climb 139 metres, is described as an engineering masterpiece by the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.

Raurimu railway station served the town from 1906 until its closure in 1978.

A life-size driftwood sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus rex stands at the corner of Keitieke Road and State Highway 4.

Demographics
Raurimu is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 0.88 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2. It is part of the larger National Park statistical area.

Raurimu had a population of 69 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 27 households, comprising 36 males and 30 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. The median age was 42.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 15 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 3 (4.3%) aged 15 to 29, 33 (47.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (21.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 95.7% European/Pākehā, 8.7% Māori, and 4.3% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.9% had no religion, and 34.8% were Christian.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 12 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 27 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, and 9 (16.7%) were part-time.