Tairua
in Thames-Coromandel District of Waikato, New Zealand
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Whitianga Airport (16 mi) - Thames Aerodrome (19 mi)
- Coromandel Aerodrome (24 mi)
- Waiheke Reeve Airport (45 mi)
- Ardmore Airport (48 mi)
- Tauranga Airport (49 mi)
- Matamata Glider Airport (50 mi)
- Auckland International Airport (58 mi)
- Great Barrier Aerodrome (58 mi)
- Tongariro National Park (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -37.017 and 175.850 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -37° 1' 0" and E 175° 51' 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: 10:02 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 8:10 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.983 and -4.150 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Casas Morron de Arate - 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
Explore Tairua
Tairua in Thames-Coromandel District (Waikato) with it's 1,588 inhabitants is located in New Zealand about 301 mi (or 484 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Tairua is now 10:02 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Tairua, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Whitianga Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), North-West. 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 118 mi (or 190 km), South. 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: Tauranga, Hamilton, Auckland, Rotorua and Whakatane. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 52% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (60 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Pauanui Pines Motor Lodge
Pacific Harbour Villas
Sunlover Retreat
Blue Water Motel
Videos from this area
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Broken Hills (Coromandel, New Zealand) Recreation Area - Collins Drive Tunnel
The 500-m long Collins Drive provides an opportunity to experience a real underground mine system. This tunnel was driven through the hill in a fruitless attempt to find a quartz reef with...
Sustainability of New Zealand forestry industry.wmv
Hi This is my Film about the the sustainibility of New Zealand's forestry industry. The film is for a university assignment, displaying a form of sustainibility within the out Auckland region.
Tairua to Cooks
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Kingies Fishing in Tairua
In this episode we've done some good kingies fishing with our old friends using live baits and jigs even the jigs seemed not that effective but thanks to our friend the skipper Jason waking...
Descending Bluff Road at Tairua, Coromandel Peninsular, NZ.
NZ Road Trip to Coromandel Peninsular Feb 2011.
New Zealand's Beautiful Tairua River
In Search Of Precotts Garage.
Ascending Bluff Road at Tairua, Coromandel Peninsular, NZ.
NZ Road Trip to Coromandel Peninsular Feb 2011.
Epic Adventures - May 2012.wmv
Epic Adventures - May 2012 Trip New Zealand - Tairua.
Tequila - Tim and the Rockets (featuring Howie Casey) Beach hop 2014.
Tim Armstrong and Howie Casey at the Whangamata Beach hop 2014...at the Tairua landing café.
TeneCoro - Part 1/2 - Motorcycling Coromandel Peninsula
Part 1 of 2 featuring some stunning sealed roads North of Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. Video shot on board a Yamaha XT660Z Tenere.
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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.
Tairua
The town of Tairua is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Tairua River on its north bank and on the small Paku Peninsula. The population was 1,269 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 192 from 2001. Tairua is a Māori name which translates literally as tai: tides, rua: two. Directly opposite Tairua on the south bank of the river's estuary is the smaller settlement of Pauanui.
Pauanui
The town of Pauanui meaning Big Paua (abalone) in Maori is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Tairua River on its south bank, directly opposite the larger town of Tairua. The population was 741 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 42 from 2001. The two settlements are 30 kilometres east of Thames.
Pauanui Aerodrome
Pauanui Aerodrome is a small aerodrome located in the middle of the Pauanui Beach township on the Coromandel Peninsula of the North Island of New Zealand.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Tairua.
Pauanui Beach, Pauanui Beach (source)
Pauanui Beach, Pauanui Beach (source)
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