Waikarua
in Mackenzie District of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Timaru Airport (25 mi) - Glentanner Airport (39 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (40 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (42 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (46 mi)
- Franz Josef Aerodrome (60 mi)
- Oamaru Airport (65 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (90 mi)
- Hokitika Airfield (91 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -44.033 and 170.883 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -44° 1' 59" and E 170° 52' 59"
- 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: 07:17 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:59 am and 8:43 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.317 and -8.867 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Barizo - References
- 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 Waikarua
Waikarua in Mackenzie District (Canterbury) is a place in New Zealand about 274 mi (or 441 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Waikarua is now 07:17 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports near Waikarua, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Timaru Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), South-East. 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: Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Pinewood Motels
Videos from this area
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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.
Opuha Dam
The Opuha Dam is located on the Opuha River, a tributary of the Opihi River in South Canterbury, New Zealand. The dam is used for water storage for farming irrigation and provides 7.7 MW of electricity to New Zealand's national grid. The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of the endangered Black-billed Gull.
North Opuha River
The North Opuha River is a river of the south Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources in the Sherwood Range, and drains into the northern end of Opuha Lake, 15 kilometres north of Fairlie.
South Opuha River
The South Opuha River is a river of the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south down a valley between the Two Thumbs Range and the Sherwood Range from its origins northwest of Mount Misery before turning southeast around the southern end of the Sherwood Range to reach the western shore of Opuha Lake, of which it is a major inflow.
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