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Delve into Gonville
The district Gonville of Wanganui in Wanganui District (Manawatu-Wanganui) is a subburb in New Zealand about 94 mi north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
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: Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 60% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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15°C (59 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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15°C (59 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Whanganui River Top 10 Holiday Park
AOTEA MOTOR LODGE
BK's Magnolia Motor Lodge
Kings Court Motel
The Rutland Arms Inn
151 on London Motel
Anndion Lodge Motel and Function Centre
Grand Hotel Wanganui
A bit of New York in Whanganui HOME STAY
Astral Motel
Videos from this area
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Wanganui Pipe Band Gives Ab 608 A Stirring Farewell
(New Zealand) Ab 608 'Passchendaele' leaves Wanganui to the tunes of the local pipe band and leads it's excursion train around a cruel curve and onto a gradient. The train had spent four...
Wanganui Motorcycle Road Races 2014
the Cemetary Circuit in Wanganui New Zealand has hosted motorcycle street races for 60 years and it's as strong as ever. Here's a snapshot of the spectators view around the circuit.
Wanganui Muay Thai
A compilation clip of the Fights and training exercises that make up the Wanganui Muay Thai M.M.A. Club in New Zealand.
Strachan's Cave - Wanganui, New Zealand
Built in the 1850s Strachan's Cave is a rare surviving example of a privately built refuge, and represents the level to which race relations had fallen in Victorian New Zealand.
Three DC's Keeping Busy In Wanganui
(New Zealand) The 'Dominion Post Rail Tour 2013' visited Wanganui on October 29 and stayed for two nights. It was hauled by Dc 4352, after what must've been an exhaustive search down the length.
DL's and a silver fern railcar at wanganui 1,3,15
3 shots today:1st, milk train 544 heading for whareroa.2nd, silver fern on charter arriving at eastown from new plymouth,3rd, proceding into wanganui freight where it will stay the nite.
A Single Dc 4012 on Train 561 From Wanganui
(New Zealand) A shortage of KiwiRail locomotives in March 2014 has seen just a single loco allocated to the Wanganui shunt. This is 4012 hauling a train of containers away from Wanganui to...
Da 1431 Arrives In Wanganui & Gets Turned
(New Zealand) On Sunday 2nd November, Da1431 headed an excursion train from New Plymouth to Wanganui and return. This video opens with the inbound train coming 'up' the Town Branch. During ...
The First Powered Run For Wanganui's No'12 Tramcar!
(New Zealand) It has been 63 years since a tramcar has travelled along a length of electrified line in Whanganui. This is the first proper test run of the restored number 12 and it's new line,...
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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.
Wanganui Collegiate School
Wanganui Collegiate School is a state integrated coeducational, day and boarding secondary school in Wanganui, New Zealand. The school is affiliated to the Anglican church.
Faith Academy (New Zealand)
Faith Academy is a state-integrated primary school in New Zealand. With a roll of around 150 students Faith Academy is the largest inter-denominational school in the Wanganui area. Teaching the New Zealand state curriculum from a Christian perspective, the school caters for students from New Entrants (Year 0) to Year 8. The school was established and is still owned by Faith City Church (formerly Faith Community Church), a local Assemblies of God in New Zealand church.
Moutoa Gardens
Moutoa Gardens, also known as Pakaitore, is a park in the city of Wanganui, New Zealand. Named after the Battle of Moutoa Island in the Second Taranaki War, it contains a memorial to the battle inscribed "To the memory of the brave men who fell at Moutoa, 14 May 1864, in defence of law and order against fanaticism and barbarism. " It also contained a statue of John Ballance, organiser of a volunteer cavalry troop in Titokowaru's War and later Premier of New Zealand.
Ward Observatory
The Ward Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Wanganui, New Zealand. It was built in 1901 and is administered by the Wanganui Astronomical Society. It was named after Joseph Thomas Ward (1862-1927), the Society's first president, and longtime director of the observatory. A later stalwart of the Society was Charles Whitmore Babbage, grandson of Charles Babbage. The observatory houses a 24 cm telescope, the largest unmodified refractor telescope in use in New Zealand.
Turakina River
The Turakina River is a river of the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It flows generally southwestward from its source south of Waiouru, roughly paralleling the larger Whangaehu River, and reaches the sea 20 kilometres southeast of Wanganui.
Rātana pā
Rātana pā is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, which developed around the Rātana church there. It is a site of pilgrimage for the Maori followers of the Rātana faith. Due to the importance of the Rātana movement in New Zealand politics, leading New Zealand politicians often attend annual gatherings at Rātana pā.
Wanganui Airport
Wanganui Airport is the airport for Wanganui, New Zealand. Nearby is the Wanganui City, The Wanganui Regional Helipad, and State Highway 1, heading towards Palmerston North. Wanganui Airport underwent a redesign in 2007.
Okoia
Okoia is a small rural locality approximately 5 km east of Wanganui, New Zealand. It is centred on the Okoia Primary School. The area is predominantly subject to sheep and beef pastoral farming. Although in recent years it has increasingly become home to many lifestyle blocks.
Lake Virginia, New Zealand
Lake Virginia is a lake in the city of Wanganui in the North Island of New Zealand.
Cemetery Circuit
Cemetery Circuit is a temporary motorcycle street racetrack in downtown Wanganui, New Zealand. It was named because the track circles the old town cemetery. The daylong meeting is traditionally held on Boxing Day (26 December) each year and has been running since 1951. It attracts around 10,000 spectators and some of the best New Zealand motorbike racers to compete on the tight one-mile street circuit. It also has a nickname: “Southern Hemisphere’s Isle of Man”.
1843 Wanganui earthquake
The 1843 Wanganui earthquake occurred on 8 July 1843 with an epicenter near Wanganui, North Island New Zealand. This was the first earthquake in New Zealand over magnitude 7 for which written records exist.
Cullinane College
Cullinane College Wanganui is an integrated, co-educational college in Wanganui, New Zealand for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Cullinane College was founded in 2003, through the combining of Sacred Heart College (founded in 1880 and operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth) and St Augustines College (founded in 1944 and operated by the priests and brothers of the Society of Mary).
Cooks Gardens
Cooks Gardens is a multi-purpose stadium in Wanganui, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, athletics and cycling. The main stadium, known as westpac stadium is able to hold 20,700 people with 3,500 covered seats.
Turakina, New Zealand
Turakina is an old Māori settlement situated south of Whanganui city on the North Island of New Zealand. Turakina village derives its name from the Turakina River, which cut its passage to the sea from a spring on Mount Ruapehu. The original inhabitants of the area were the descendants of the Kahui Rere and the Kahui Maunga, later naming themselves Ngā Wairiki.
Bason Botanic Gardens
Bason Botanic Gardens are located in Whanganui in the Manawatu District of New Zealand. They have been rated as a Garden of Significance by the New Zealand Gardens Trust and offer six themed areas, including one of the most extensive public-garden orchid collections in the country, and the conservatory architecture is considered unique. Much of the development work is conducted by the Bason Botanic Gardens Trust, which collaborates with the City Council.
Victoria Park, Whanganui
Victoria Park is a cricket ground in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1947 when Wanganui played Taranaki in the 1947/48 Hawke Cup. The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1990/91 Shell Trophy when Central Districts played Northern Districts. Between the 1990/91 and 2002/03 season's, eleven first-class matches were held there, the last of which saw Central Districts play Otago in the 2002/03 State Championship.