Orepuki
in Southland District of Southland, New Zealand

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-46.283 and 167.733 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -46° 16' 59" and E 167° 44' 0"
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: 07:37 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:04 am and 9:02 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.142 and -9.188 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mourin
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for New Zealand in Australia and New Zealand

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

Touring Orepuki

Orepuki in Southland District (Southland) is a town located in New Zealand about 492 mi (or 792 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital place.

Time in Orepuki is now 07:37 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Orepuki. The closest airport in New Zealand is Invercargill Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand in a distance of 93 mi (or 150 km), North.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 42%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

13°C (56 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

19°C (67 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

21°C (70 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Videos from this area

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2010 44 NZ Te Anau to Invercargill

Published: April 27, 2010
Length: 20:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ennoil0202

Nieuw Zeeland Van Te Anau naar Invercargill Masked Lapwing.


WR250 CRF250 Te Wae Wae Beach (1 of 2)

Published: November 30, 2011
Length: 12:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DairyNZ

Trying out the camera for the second time.


WR250 CRF250 Te Wae Wae Beach (2 of 2)

Published: December 02, 2011
Length: 10:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DairyNZ

Rescue crew attend CRF250 after it was swamped by a wave.


Test firing a few .22LR rifles

Published: January 05, 2013
Length: 41:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: DairyNZ

I tested the Marlin 75, Toz 16, CZ 452 and a KIDD custom against each other. CZ 452 fitted with Hushpro rf, KIDD fitted with MAE STS suppressor. This was not a scientific test, and these rifles...


CookieVision

Published: April 26, 2008
Length: 49:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Craig Knights

Cookie went kitesurfing with his camera at Monkey Island, South Coast, Invercargill, New Zealand. Image stabilisation by "VirtualDub Deshaker". riders, Cookie, Tim Stockman, Martin, Julian.


Baby singing to Knocking on Heaven's Door Guns n Roses

Published: August 14, 2009
Length: 54:24 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: SavNeens

Move over Axl Rose! Baby sings in tune to Knocking on Heaven's Door Guns n Roses.


ar drone camera problem

Published: March 09, 2012
Length: 03:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ross Ronald

Recently purchased a Parrot AR Drone - awesome fun apart from the crappy quality of the video from the front camera. I thought initially it must have been vibration making the signal pix out...


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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.

Orepuki

Orepuki in Southland, New Zealand is a small country township on the coast of Te Waewae Bay some 20 minutes from Riverton, 15 minutes from Tuatapere and 50 minutes from Invercargill that sits at the foot of the Longwood Range. Once a thriving gold mining settlement of 3000 people, today Orepuki is something of a ghost town with an assortment of abandoned stores, goldmining relics and sluicing scars as the only reminders of its former glory.

Located at -46.2833, 167.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Southland Region, Southern Scenic Route, Ghost towns in New Zealand

Waimeamea River

The Waimeamea River is a river in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It rises in the Longwood Range and flows south-eastward into Te Waewae Bay north of Orepuki.

Located at -46.2667, 167.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of the Southland Region

Otautau

Otautau is a small farming, forestry and milling town (population 753 as of 2006 census) located inland on the western edge of the Southland Plains of New Zealand on the banks of the Aparima River. Otautau is located approximately 40 km north west of Invercargill. The average elevation of Otautau is 60 meters. Otautau is also known as “The Heart of Western Southland”.

Located at -46.2833, 167.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Southland Region, Populated places in New Zealand

Popular in vicinity

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Aropaki, Hirstfield