Clifton
in Christchurch City of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Christchurch International Airport (12 mi) - Ashburton Aerodrome (53 mi)
- Kaikoura Airport (90 mi)
- Timaru Airport (91 mi)
- Hokitika Airfield (107 mi)
- Greymouth Airport (110 mi)
- Oamaru Airport (127 mi)
- Westport Airport (139 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (187 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -43.564 and 172.749 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -43° 33' 51" and E 172° 44' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Maori
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:55 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 8:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.567 and -7.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Viladaide - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to New Zealand.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning New Zealand. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Clifton
Clifton in Christchurch City (Canterbury) is a town located in New Zealand about 188 mi (or 303 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital place.
Time in Clifton is now 11:55 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Clifton, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Christchurch International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Christchurch, Greymouth, Richmond, Nelson and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 59% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The George Christchurch
Le Petit Hotel
Arcadia Motel
Purple-der House Accommodation
Finlay Banks
Haka Lodge Christchurch - Hostel
Videos from this area
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Land yachting at South Brighton beach
Our House after the 6.3 Christchurch Earthquake
This is what our family home looked like after the 6.3 feb 22nd 2011 earthquake. This is up Mt Pleasant.
Waters Edge Apartments Demolition Ferrymead
The Waters Edge Apartments Demolition in Ferrymead - it was built in 2008 but has had to be demolished due to earthquake damage.
View of Christchurch, New Zeland
Top of the Heathcote Valley by Christchurch Gondola.
Airspace Oddity - Scarab Reconn 3 flights around Redcliffs, Christchurch
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Armstrong Peugeot Festival Of Cycling 2007
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Sumner Rocks
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Mark Pugh-Williams climbs one of the hardest routes in New Zealand
Climbing around Christchurch has been challenging since the series of large earthquakes that devastated the city. Access to crags has been difficult, and some of the most popular crags have...
New Zealand Report
This report was turned in december 2012 within the primary Sumner school in the region of Christchurch.after the earthquakes. The headmaster and children of this school agreed to tell their...
Regan McCaffery climbing 'Dracula' (30) - 'The Cave' - Christchurch, New Zealand
Regan McCaffery having another failed redpoint attempt on the route 'Dracula', grade 30, 8a+ or 5.13c. Located in 'The Cave', Christchurch, New Zealand, "Dracula" is a bouldery power endurance...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Heathcote Valley
Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Van Asch College
Van Asch Deaf Education Centre is located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers. The school was founded in 1880 and it claims that it "was the first fully government funded school for the Deaf in the world.
Rapanui Rock
Rapanui, better known as The Shag Rock or simply "Shag Rock" was a notable sea stack which stood at the entrance of the Avon Heathcote Estuary near Christchurch, New Zealand. The boating channel into the estuary lies on the northern side of the rock. Although not used as a shipping port, the estuary is accessible to large yachts despite the bar and difficult tidal conditions. The rock stood close to the southern shore just above the low tide level.
Mount Pleasant, New Zealand
Mount Pleasant is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is located on the northern flank of the mountain in the Port Hills of which it takes its name. The area originally belonged to the borough of Sumner. A petition in 1920 by the majority of its residents asked for it to be included as a riding of the Heathcote County. Whilst the mayor of Sumner, John Barr, submitted against the petition, it was granted and took effect on 1 April 1921.
Avon Heathcote Estuary
The Avon Heathcote Estuary is the largest semi-enclosed shallow estuary in Canterbury and remains one of New Zealand’s most important coastal wetlands. It is well known as an internationally important habitat for migratory birds, and it is an important recreational playground and educational resource. It was once highly valued for mahinga kai (Māori for food gathering).
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake
Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is a locality in New Zealand, at the south eastern extremity of Christchurch city. Taylors Mistake is a bay adjacent to the locality, on the north side of Godley Head, on the northern edge of Banks Peninsula. The name Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake is one of New Zealand's dual placenames. The Māori portion, Te Onepoto, means short or little beach.
June 2011 Christchurch earthquake
The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.3 ML earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST. It was centred at a depth of 6 km (3.8 mi), about 10 km (6 mi) from Christchurch, which had previously been devastated by another magnitude 6.3 ML earthquake in February 2011. The June quake was preceded by a magnitude 5.9 ML tremor that struck the region at a slightly deeper 8.9 km (5.5 mi).
Mount Pleasant (New Zealand)
Mount Pleasant is the highest elevation in the eastern Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Clifton.
Lyttelton, Lyttelton (source)
Te Onepoto/Taylors Mistake: Taylors Mistake Surf, Te Onepoto/Taylors Mistake (source)
Christchurch: Taylors Mistake Bay, Christchurch (source)
Redcliffs › West: Christchurch, Redcliffs (source)
Christchurch › North-West: Christchurch Gondola, Christchurch (source)
Christchurch › South-East: Lyttelton, Christchurch (source)
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