Horopito
in Ruapehu District of Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Wanganui Airport (46 mi) - Taupo Airport (56 mi)
- RNZAF Base Ohakea (59 mi)
- Palmerston North Airport (68 mi)
- New Plymouth Airport (69 mi)
- Tokoroa Airfield (82 mi)
- Taharoa Aerodrome (89 mi)
- Hamilton International Airport (103 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (140 mi)
- Auckland International Airport (165 mi)
- Tongariro National Park (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -39.350 and 175.383 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -39° 20' 59" and E 175° 22' 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: 02:05 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:53 am and 8:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.327 and -4.652 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Horcajo de los Montes - 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
Delve into Horopito
Horopito in Ruapehu District (Manawatu-Wanganui) is a city located in New Zealand about 138 mi (or 221 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Horopito is now 02:05 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Horopito, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Wanganui Airport in a distance of 46 mi (or 75 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tongariro National Park in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), North. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Rotorua, Napier and Hamilton. 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 | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 21% |
| Air Humidity | 99% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Powderhorn Chateau
Ruapehu Mountain Motel & Lodge
Station Lodge - Hostel
The Peaks Motor Inn
Ohakune Court Motel
Canoe Safaris Lodge
Tussock Grove Boutique Hotel
LKNZ Lodge - Hostel
Videos from this area
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Desert Defenders Winter Woolies 4WD - 31 Aug 2013
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Kiwirail freight train passing southbound through Pokaka, in the central North Island of New Zealand. Apologies for the jerkiness, etc. This is a trial video using my Canon EOS 600d DSLR camera.
Horopito Motors pictures
Somewhere in the tundra of the north island highlands is a place known as the "Holy Land" for old machines, Horopito Motors sold old car parts that were almost unobtainable for untold years....
Rust In Peace
Old cars at Horopito Motors New Zealand 2012.
Triple Red EF's Taonui
Triple EF's (30203 30094 and 30007) crossing the new Taonui Viaduct on the NIMT. Apologies for the shaky camera work as I was perched on the side of a steep cutting. Feel free to hit the...
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Treasure being treated like trash just a bit. They seem to be getting hit by diggers & stuff... but they are for sale. You could build some awesome cars from this stuff. Near Mount Ruapehu,...
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Little edit of the lads blasting around the Ohakune Old Coach Road.
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A very short and low quality impression of mountainbiking on the Old Coach road from Horopito to Ohakune in Central North island, New Zealand. Shot on GoPro Hero3, with most of the shakyness...
GOPRO HERO3 Ohakune 4wd
Some four wheel drive action in Ohakune New Zealand.....WATCH IN HD..
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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.
Horopito, New Zealand
Horopito is a locality in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 4 between the village of National Park and the town of Raetihi. Horopito was the setting for the 1981 New Zealand feature film Smash Palace. More recently(2011)there has been talk over a short film set in a caravan in Horopito, the film will be entered into the Cannes Film Festival In the early days Horopito was a bustling sawmilling town. It had a school, two hotels, a bank, post office and numerous housing.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Horopito.