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Discover Matamata
Matamata in Matamata-Piako District (Waikato) with it's 6,306 citizens is a place in New Zealand about 246 mi (or 396 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Matamata is now 12:48 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports near Matamata, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Matamata Glider Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North. 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 63 mi (or 101 km), South. 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: Tauranga, Hamilton, Rotorua, Whakatane and Auckland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 44% |
Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
ArtHouse Bed & Breakfast
Videos from this area
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Kinleith Branch (Matamata - Car Pacing) 2013-03-12,13
Haven't been out lineside since the Wairarapa at the turn of the year. Getting a bit sick of constant Manawatu so I needed a new location. I thought there wasn't much published on the Kinleith...
Hobbiton Newzeas's photos around Matamata, New Zealand (new zealand travel blog wwoof matamata)
Preview of Newzeas's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/newzeas/1/1255918040/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using...
Webisode 2 - CYOJ New Zealand: A Lord of the Rings Pilgrimage
Hosts, Camille and Agnes, finally make it out of the Auckland Airport parking lot to the rural town of Matamata where they journey to their first LOTR filming location: Hobbiton!
Hobbiton - Movie Set
A visit at the Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings Movie Set, Alexander Farm, Matamata, New Zealand.
Steam Train
Had a steam train Visit Matamata today took this with my Mobile phone testing it as its new If you want to see more I have some Aerial Photos at https://www.facebook.com/FlyCamz thanks and Enjoy.
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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.
Matamata College
Matamata College is a decile 6 school with an attendance of approximately 950 widely multicultural students. It has a large number of academic and sporting achievements. Matamata College is located in the small rural community of Matamata in the Waikato in New Zealand. Matamata College offers a variety of subjects which students can choose before the start of the school year.
Firth School
Firth Primary School is a primary school in Matamata, New Zealand. The school has 9 classrooms plus a well equipped library, an assembly hall and two playgrounds(one senior and one junior). Newsletters are sent out to parents each week on a Thursday. The school principal is currently Mr James Eldridge. The school is a decile 3 and 212 students attend. As of 2007, (last ERO report) there were 15 teachers, with 51% of students being boys and 49% girls.