New Zealand - Waiouru - Waiouru Primary School - Room 8 - 1980 Photo Courtesy of Adrienne Richardson Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Waiouru - Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region - The main attraction of Waiouru is the National Army Museum, opened in 1978 - There are three unmanned diesel refueling sites for the 700+ big freight trucks that pass through Waiouru each day - Waiouru is a military town that has grown up in conjunction with the New Zealand Army Camp and the Training Group (ATG), which is responsible for the training of recruits and other soldiers. The Desert Road immediately north of Waiouru runs through the 870 km2 army training area