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Discover Puaha
Puaha in Christchurch City (Canterbury) is a place in New Zealand about 197 mi (or 317 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Puaha is now 03:36 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports near Puaha, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Christchurch International Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Christchurch, Greymouth, Richmond, Blenheim and Nelson. 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
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Videos from this area
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Akaroa Mail Run (1)
If you have the chance to do the Mail Run Delivery, JUST DO IT!!! It's fantastic, a great opportunity to see the peninsula and all those beautiful, original mailboxes...
Akaroa House New Zealand
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Duncan Bates - Akaroa Salmon
Duncan Bates, Akaroa Salmon's General Manager talks about the New Zealand 2011 Business Club and why he's joined. http://www.nz2011.govt.nz/business.
Sailing-Akaroa-Saturday-1
Fresh breeze, probably above 20kts - we have the working jib on rather than the biggest foresail we have, the genoa. And we have a reef in the mainsail (first reef point).
Akaroa Harbour South Island New Zealand
Akaroa Harbour, South Island, NZ from the Garden of Tane just above the Akaroa Cruising Club.
Sailing-Akaroa-Friday-1
Jamie has a go at the helm on Friday avo. Cabin boy Mike assisting as afterguard and Iain on the binoculars looking for the wind shifts.
This is what 350mph sounds like
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Akaroa Dolphins, Akaroa Harbour Cruise by Michael Wachter from Rottweil
Sailing on Akaroa Harbour with Hectors Dolphins. They are really cute and just love to play. They are sometimes called Mickey Mouse Dolphins because their small dorsal fin is the same shape...
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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.
Banks Peninsula
Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately 1,150 square kilometres and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves. The South Island's largest city, Christchurch is located immediately north of the peninsula.
Okana River
The Okana River, formerly called the Ohiriri River, is a river on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southwest past the settlement of Little River where it meets the Okuti River, the two rivers forming the short Takiritawai River which flows into the northern end of Lake Forsyth. On 19 October 2011, the Okana River caused the worst flooding in Little River for many years, with State Highway 75 closed.