Oamaru
in Otago, New Zealand
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Oamaru Airport (10 mi) - Timaru Airport (56 mi)
- Dunedin Airport (69 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (73 mi)
- Alexandra Airport (78 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (92 mi)
- Glentanner Airport (92 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (101 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (135 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -45.098 and 170.971 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -45° 5' 51" and E 170° 58' 15"
- 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: 09:36 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.546 and -8.284 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pedreira - 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 Oamaru
Oamaru in Otago with it's 13,000 habitants is located in New Zealand about 326 mi (or 524 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Oamaru is now 09:36 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Oamaru, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Oamaru Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-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: Dunedin, Christchurch, Greymouth, Invercargill and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Pen-y-bryn Lodge
Highway House B and B
ASURE Ambassador Motor Lodge
Oamaru Motor Lodge
KINGSGATE HOTEL BRYDONE OAMARU
289 Midway Motel
AAA Thames Court Motel
The Manor Estate
Oamaru House Bed and Breakfast
Avenue Motel Oamaru
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Oamaru Traffic lights
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Moeraki Boulders and Oamaru Penguins Jamemorg's photos around Oamaru, New Zealand (travel pics)
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Lago Tepaco e Oamaru (NZ)
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Oamaru and Yellow Eyed Penguins Andreat's photos around Oamaru, New Zealand (south island)
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Oamaru Railway Station
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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.
Cape Wanbrow
Cape Wanbrow is a rocky headland one kilometre to the south of Oamaru, New Zealand. A lighthouse on the cape guards the entrance to Oamaru Harbour. Cape Wanbrow was an important lookout point during the second world war and hosts gun emplacements and remains of old barracks. It is also home to a blue penguin colony, and rare yellow eyed penguins. NZ fur seals and the occasional elephant seal are found resting on the rocks.
St. Kevin's College, Oamaru
St Kevin's College in Oamaru, New Zealand was founded in 1927. It is a Catholic school run by the Christian Brothers and Dominican Sisters for boaders and day students. St Kevin's became a co-educational school in 1983.
Centennial Park, Oamaru
Centennial Park is a sports facility which is located on Taward Street in Oamaru. The main sports that are played at Centennial Park are rugby union, cricket and hockey. It is the home ground for the Heartland Championship team North Otago. It has hosted NPC finals and semi-finals, mostly in the last five years. One of the more notable finals held at Centeninial park was in 2002, when North Otago finished their successful season by winning 43-19.
North Otago Astronomical Society Observatory
North Otago Astronomical Society's Observatory is situated in Stoke Street, Oamaru, New Zealand. The Society has a small but active membership, who meet on the first Monday of each month. Public nights are held at the observatory each Friday, weather permitting, during the first and last quarters of the Moon. However, the observatory is closed during the summer months. Each September, the Society hosts the Stargazers' Getaway weekend gathering at Camp Iona, Herbert, 15 minutes south of Oamaru.
Waitaki Boys' High School
Waitaki Boys' High School is a secondary school for boys located in the northern part of the town of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, with day and boarding facilities, and was founded in 1883. As of 2012, it has a school roll of just under 500. The school has a house system with four houses, Don, Forrester, Lee and Sutherland. It organises some cultural activities together with its nearby sister school, Waitaki Girls' High School.
Waitaki Girls' High School
Waitaki Girls' High School is a state high school for girls situated in Oamaru, on the East coast of New Zealand. It was founded in 1887, and presently has a roll of just over 400 girls from the ages of 13 to 18. It also has a boarding hostel which houses approximately 50 girls, including international students and tutors. The school uses a house system with four houses and respective colours: Burn (red), Ferguson (yellow), Gibson (green) and Wilson (blue).
St Joseph's School, Oamaru
St Joseph's School is a school in Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It was established by an order of Catholic nuns — Dominican Sisters — who started teaching in Oamaru in 1882.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Oamaru.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Te Oha-a-Maru, OAM, オマルー, ოამარუ, Оамару
