A set of rapids beside the Volcanic Loop Highway, reached by a short stop through lush bush. Mahuia Rapids is on State Highway 47, near Retaruke in the Ruapehu district of the Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The listing describes the rapids as breathtaking, and says the bush around them is lush.
Its position on the Volcanic Loop Highway makes it a stop along the road, and the listing describes it as just a short stop away.