Charing Cross
in Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-43.550 and 172.150 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -43° 32' 59" and E 172° 8' 59"
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: 01:14 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:15 am and 5:43 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.550 and -7.850 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Deveso
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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23

Touring Charing Cross

Charing Cross in Selwyn District (Canterbury) is a town located in New Zealand about 206 mi (or 331 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital place.

Time in Charing Cross is now 01:14 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Charing Cross, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Christchurch International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

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

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 67 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 40%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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Accommodation Darfield

Published: July 07, 2014
Length: 18:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Accommodation Darfield

Katie will give you a guided tour of Darfield Hostel, starting with the kitchen, dining room, living room, then the laundry, bathrooms, bedrooms etc. Do you need short term to long term accommodati...


Sparrow. Female House Sparrow feeding its young

Published: December 27, 2014
Length: 47:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MollyRuby B

A Female House Sparrow feeding its young in our wood shed, Darfield, New Zealand. 27.12.14.


TranzAlpine Steam Train New Zealand

Published: August 31, 2014
Length: 38:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Simon Wilson

The TranzAlpine Steam Train leaving the Darfield station on it's way back to Christchurch on an Autumn afternoon.


pysico kitty

Published: August 19, 2011
Length: 45:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: trainman731

my yonger brother has a teddy dog so i pretended that it was a real dog.


Double Blues On 922

Published: January 12, 2015
Length: 52:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gary Kirton

Thursday The 23rd of October 2014 Enjoy :)


WW1: POSTCARDS FROM THE FRONT 6: THE GERMANS MOVE IN

Published: January 10, 2008
Length: 02:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: EMIL WEST

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Trucks & Wideloads

Published: January 21, 2009
Length: 45:07 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: colddog7477

18 wheels of steel pics & Wideload pics.


TransalperNZ & a new ADVer go for a scenec ride May 2012

Published: May 27, 2012
Length: 04:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: transalpernz

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Coal train approaching Kirwee

Published: July 22, 2007
Length: 21:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: madleech

A west bound coal train runs past on the Midland line, just before Kirwee.


Kirwee 100yr Tractor Rally, March 2004

Published: January 07, 2010
Length: 46:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: AMWHITEMAN

100 year of the farm tractor rally held at Kirwee, Canterbury, New Zealand in March 2004.


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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.

2010 Canterbury earthquake

The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Christchurch earthquake or Darfield earthquake) was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010 local time . Aftershocks have continued into 2012, with some causing significant damage themselves. The strongest to date, of magnitude 6.3, occurred on 22 February 2011. Because this was centred very close to Christchurch, it was much more destructive, with 185 people being killed.

Located at -43.55, 172.18 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2010 earthquakes, 2010 in New Zealand, Canterbury Region, Earthquakes in New Zealand, History of the Canterbury Region, History of Christchurch

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