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Explore Paihia
Paihia in Far North District (Northland) with it's 1,944 inhabitants is a city in New Zealand about 417 mi (or 670 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Paihia is now 09:42 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Paihia, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Kerikeri Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Whangarei, Kaitaia, Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
20°C (69 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Waterfront Suites – Heritage Boutique Collection
Paihia Beach Resort & Spa Hotel
Dolphin Motel
Admiral's View Lodge
Edgewater Palms
YHA Bay of Islands Paihia
Sea Spray Suites HBC
KINGSGATE HOTEL AUTOLODGE PAIHIA
SCENIC HOTEL BAY OF ISLANDS
Breakwater Motel
Videos from this area
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Paihia Beach House
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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.
Russell, New Zealand
Russell, formerly known as Kororareka, was the first permanent European settlement and sea port in New Zealand. It is situated in the Bay of Islands, in the far north of the North Island. As at the 2006 Census it had a resident population of 816, an increase of 12 from 2001. Much of the accommodation in the area consists of holiday homes or tourist accommodation.
Treaty House
The Treaty House at Waitangi in Northland, New Zealand, is the former house of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby. The Treaty of Waitangi, the document that established the British Colony of New Zealand, was signed in the grounds of the Treaty House on 6 February 1840. The grounds had previously been the site of other important events, such as the signing of the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand in 1835.
Waitangi, Northland
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Paihia
Paihia is the main tourist town in the Bay of Islands in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the historic towns of Russell, and Kerikeri, 60 kilometres north of Whangarei. The origin of the name Paihia is obscure. One, possibly apocryphal, attribution is to Reverend Henry Williams. When Williams first arrived in the Bay of Islands he knew only a little of the Māori vocabulary, one of the words he did know being ‘pai’ meaning 'good'.
Te Haumi
Te Haumi is a settlement south-east of Paihia and north-west of Opua in the Bay of Islands area of Northland Region, New Zealand.
Te Haumi River
Haumi River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand. It flows into the Bay of Islands south of Paihia.
Eagles Nest, New Zealand
The Eagles Nest is a complex of five rental villas in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, a few kilometres north of Russell. Located on a headland above the sea with good views of the bay, the secured compound is the most expensive rental accommodation of New Zealand, with a single night costing up to a five-figure sum in New Zealand $ (as of the mid-2000s), depending which of the villas are chosen. Guests are also provided with amenities like personal chefs and Porsche cars.
Pompallier House
Pompallier House is a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand which once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific. It is named after Jean Baptiste Pompallier, the first vicar apostolic to visit New Zealand, who founded a number of missions in the North Island. Pompallier House is owned and managed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, who open it to the public. The building is remarkable for many features.