Goose Bay
in Kaikoura District of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Kaikoura Airport (5 mi) - Woodbourne Airport (69 mi)
- Picton Aerodrome (81 mi)
- Nelson Airport (83 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (86 mi)
- Motueka Airport (98 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (103 mi)
- Takaka Airport (121 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -42.479 and 173.528 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -42° 28' 44" and E 173° 31' 40"
- 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: 02:45 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:10 am and 5:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 42.476 and -6.466 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Compludo - References
- 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Goose Bay
Goose Bay in Kaikoura District (Canterbury) is located in New Zealand about 104 mi (or 168 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Goose Bay is now 02:45 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Goose Bay, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Kaikoura Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Blenheim, Richmond, Nelson, Christchurch and Wellington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 41% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 33% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sperm Whales Kaikoura NZ
Sperm Whales, watched at the Whaleway Station in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
DXB, DQ diesels attack the MNL near Oaro
DXB5477 and DQ6376 battle up the grade towards tunnel 3 on the Main North Line. Engines are in notch 8, a great location, you can hear them approaching all the way from Oaro.
Paua Mission, Omihi, Kaikoura
Filmed by my brother Dean Reynish on his Gopro3+, featuring Mike Reynish my Brother Dean and 2 of his mates out gathering some paua off Omihi in Kaikoura at around Feb 2015.
Sherco 300 SE Factory,Trail Ride,Scotts Road Kaikoura,New Zealand 06-12-2014
Todays ride was a fundraiser for St Joseph's School in Kaikoura, this is one lap of the track there were no enduro options it was 28k around I got 5 laps in, 3 on my Beta and 2 on the Sherco....
Swimming with Dolphins in New Zealand
Swimming with Dusky Dolphins on a Wilderness Travel trip in Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.
Ultimate Kiwi experience 2
Check out how the sheep are being sheered in the country of sheep :D.
Skate - Rough Skate - Raja nasuta - Caught Surfcasting
This is a very short video clip of a Rough Skate - Raja nasuta - caught by Allan Burgess while surfcasting at Goose Bay, near Kaikoura. They are not very strong fighters when hooked but are...
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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.
Oaro River
The Oaro River is a river of the north Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from its sources in the Hundalee Hills, turning east shortly before reaching the coast at Oaro, 15 kilometres southwest of Kaikoura.
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