Thornbury
in Southland District of Southland, New Zealand

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-46.283 and 168.100 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -46° 16' 59" and E 168° 6' 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: 07:22 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:02 am and 7:42 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.142 and -9.188 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mourin
References
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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Delve into Thornbury

Thornbury in Southland District (Southland) is a city located in New Zealand about 479 mi (or 771 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.

Current time in Thornbury is now 07:22 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Thornbury. The closest airport in New Zealand is Invercargill Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), South-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 99 mi (or 159 km), North-West.

Since you are 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: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

14°C (57 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

15°C (60 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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Eve on a small mob of ewes

Published: July 23, 2010
Length: 16:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ringwaykennels

Eve is a 3yr old heading dog and she is working a mob of lambs in the training arena.


Pip on a small mob of lambs

Published: July 23, 2010
Length: 08:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ringwaykennels

Pip is a 7yr old heading dog and she is working a small mob of lambs in the training arena.


INVERCARGILL .... SUNDAY NIGHT FUN

Published: September 14, 2009
Length: 26:14 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: iluvpinky08

GALA ST FUN, some random givin a show lmao.


Aparima College's 3D Club - Beginners tutorial part 3 - Modelling our robot

Published: February 26, 2010
Length: 01:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 20jreid10

Part 3 of the 'absolute basics introduction to Blender' at Aparima College. This video acts as a catch-up for those students who have missed the first of the lunchtime sessions. We follow...


Littles Aparima in Riverton

Published: January 08, 2012
Length: 21:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Charles cramp

This is my little Puppy Aparima he was born on a very cold windy night in Riverton. He is about six weeks old in the video. please enjoy.


F6F First flight test

Published: July 03, 2011
Length: 00:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Kiwideno

test flight of the F6F Hellcat at the Southland Rc Club Waimatuku road. http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/video/552975.


Woodchopping - Adam Lowe - Standing Handicap Event

Published: April 30, 2008
Length: 48:45 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Robert Dowling

Adam Lowe from Hokitika competing in the Small Standing Chop in Otautau, Southland, New Zealand, on the 2007/08 Southland Christmas Circuit. Adam Lowe is the 2008 Under 23 Standing Block ...


Message In a Bottle

Published: October 09, 2008
Length: 25:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Barmagillian

Loose Units Entertaining in Riverton.


Knights of the Silver Spade

Published: June 19, 2008
Length: 35:05 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: bgirlnomadik

Can the Knights of the Silver Spade save their precious apple orchard from the evil Medlar? In New Zealand heritage orchards are being destroyed to make way for dairy farming land. Here...


Aparima College's 3D Club - Beginners tutorial part 1

Published: February 26, 2010
Length: 44:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: 20jreid10

Part 1 of the "absolute basic introduction to Blender" at Aparima College. This video acts as a catch-up for those students who have missed the first of the lunchtime sessions. We follow a...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Thornbury, New Zealand

Thornbury is a small township on the east bank of the lower Aparima River, in western Southland, New Zealand. It is approximately 10 km northeast of Riverton, and 31 km northwest of Invercargill. It is mainly a farming service community. Local small industries include machinery and transport/trucking companies, and a tannery. The township was founded by pioneer settlers Matthew Instone and Robert Foster.

Located at -46.2833, 168.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Southland Region, Populated places in New Zealand

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