Waiau
in Hurunui District of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Kaikoura Airport (32 mi) - Christchurch International Airport (64 mi)
- Woodbourne Airport (89 mi)
- Nelson Airport (94 mi)
- Westport Airport (98 mi)
- Picton Aerodrome (101 mi)
- Motueka Airport (106 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (107 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (128 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -42.650 and 173.050 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -42° 39' 0" and E 173° 3' 0"
- 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: 12:38 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:52 am and 8:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 42.648 and -6.954 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Villasinde - 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
Discover Waiau
Waiau in Hurunui District (Canterbury) is a town in New Zealand about 129 mi (or 208 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Waiau is now 12:38 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports near Waiau, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Kaikoura Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 52 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Christchurch, Richmond, Nelson, Blenheim and Greymouth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Beta RR300 MY 2014,Trail ride,Waiau Trail Ride Inland,Road Waiau,New Zealand 23 03 2014
One lap of a 39k loop on Sunday 23-03-2014 of a two day trail ride,registration was online opened February 10 and was closed on the 12th limited too 500 riders per day,was an awesome days riding...
Beta RR300 MY 2014 Trail ride,Waiau wipeout 23-03-2014
Cut this section out of the Waiau ride showing me hitting a fairly deep tight dip at 60 kmh and having the back end not compress enough and kick back.
Beta RR 300 MY 2014,Trail ride,Waiau Trail ride,Inland road Waiau,New Zealand 23-03-2014
A 21 minute section of my second lap of the Waiau Trail ride filmed with an ATC Chameleon camera from Oregon Scientific.The Chameleon has a camera pointing forward that can rotate up and down...
SUZUKI GSX1400 leader valley part 2
Sunday ride through the Leader valley on the Leader Road. It's an hour north of Christchurch starting at the small town of Waiu running east and comes out just north of Cheviot. Awesome bit...
mva nz fire roof off and dash roll demo
a demonstaion done at the amuri show by volenteers.
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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.
Mason River
The Mason River is a river of the north Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the Amuri Range before turning southwest to reach the Waiau River at the township of Waiau.
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