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Delve into Matawhero
Matawhero in Gisborne District (Gisborne) is located in New Zealand about 248 mi (or 398 km) north-east of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Matawhero is now 04:48 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Matawhero. The closest airport in New Zealand is Gisborne Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), 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: Gisborne, Opotiki, Whakatane, Napier and Rotorua. 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 | 12°C / 54 °F |
Evening Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 49% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 62% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Waikanae Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park
Bella Vista Gisborne
Captain Cook Motor Lodge
Portside Hotel Heritage Boutique Collection
EMERALD HOTEL
Champers Motor Lodge
Eastland Motor Lodge
Tudor Park Motel
Accommodation Ahi Kaa
Waikanae Beach Motel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Round 2 Gisborne NZ Offshore Powerboats 2012
This is round 2 from Gisborne in the 2012 Season of the New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championship.
Gisborne Speedway Ministock Race 1-26/12/08
1st 46p Christian Hermansen, 2nd 31g Bryce Kirk, 3rd 24g Dan Corrin.
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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.
Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay is the largest of several small bays on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island to the north of Hawkes Bay. It stretches for 10 kilometres from Young Nick's Head in the southwest to Tuaheni Point in the northeast. The city of Gisborne is located on the northern shore of the bay. The name is often used by extension to refer to the entire area surrounding the city of Gisborne.
Gisborne Airport
Gisborne Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Gisborne Airport is one of the few airports in the world that has a railway line, the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line, crossing the main runway.
Gisborne region
The Gisborne region is an area of northeastern New Zealand governed by the Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority. Its largest settlement, the city also named Gisborne, is located at the northern end of Poverty Bay on the east coast. Gisborne is named for an early Colonial Secretary William Gisborne. The council is located in the city of Gisborne.
Awapuni, Gisborne
Awapuni is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne, and is located in the southwest of the city. It is named after the Awapuni lagoon, where the Waipaoa River runs into the ocean.
Makaraka, New Zealand
Makaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne, in New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the west of the city, and is the home of Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse.
Campion College, Gisborne
Campion College, Gisborne is an integrated, co-educational college located in Gisborne, New Zealand including students from Year 7 to Year 13. The college received its name from its patron saint, St Edmund Campion whose feast day is 1 December. Students have the opportunity to study Religious Education as part of NCEA levels 1-3.
Te Arai River
The Te Arai River is a river of the Gisborne Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally north from its origins in rough hill country 20 kilometres north of Nuhaka before veering northeast past the township of Manutuke to reach the Waipaoa River five kilometres from the latter's outflow into Poverty Bay.
Harry Barker Reserve
Harry Barker Reserve is a cricket ground in Te Hapara, Gisborne, New Zealand which is named after the former mayor of Gisborne. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1948 when Poverty Bay played Hawkes Bay in the 1948/49 Hawke Cup. The local council purchased the ground in 1962, prior to which it formed part of a nine-hole golf course. The ground held its first first-class match Northern Districts played Otago in the 1974/75 Plunket Shield.