Selwyn
in Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-43.650 and 172.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -43° 39' 0" and E 172° 13' 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: 03:04 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:34 am and 5:20 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.650 and -7.783 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Couzadoiro
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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54

Explore Selwyn

Selwyn in Selwyn District (Canterbury) is a city in New Zealand about 209 mi (or 336 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.

Local time in Selwyn is now 03:04 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Selwyn, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Christchurch International Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 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: 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: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

13°C (56 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 13th of May 2024

12°C (53 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

14°C (56 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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International Antarctic Centre Holiday Programmes.mp4

Published: January 10, 2013
Length: 00:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: AntarcticCentre1

2012-13 15 Sec commercial.


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

Breakthrough in the low countries as Allied forces outnumbered and outgunned are forced to withdraw towards the coastal plain and France...Beligum prepares to defend itself against the vast,...


Trucks & Wideloads

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

18 wheels of steel pics & Wideload pics.


Train 841 on Friday the 5th of December 2014

Published: December 07, 2014
Length: 23:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gary Kirton

Train 841 passing sandy knolls on Friday 5th of December 2014 behind DXC's 5402 and 5500.


Kiwi Rail 3 engine

Published: April 01, 2015
Length: 39:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tweetingsparrow

New Zealand's massive 3-engined freight trains... Canterbury Plains.


WW2: EASTERN FRONT 1941: Refueling & Refitting

Published: January 12, 2008
Length: 55:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: EMIL WEST

With the battle done and another town captured...the troops take the refueling & rearming time to catch up with mail from home...relax...visit a soldier center...burry and honour their dead...a...


Jackson Crawling

Published: August 03, 2007
Length: 27:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Julian Stone

This is my little lad learning to crawl. Baby Jackson - Look at him go! What a rocket! Only smiling cos he's crawling towards a digital camera. Jack loves gadgets.


Cropmark Seeds Promotional Video

Published: September 16, 2010
Length: 03:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TierraCreative

Cropmark Seeds Ltd is a specialist forage plant breeding and marketing company developing high performance pasture varieties which add real value to livestock farming systems. Watch our ...


Gopro at Selwyn Equestrain Center

Published: April 20, 2018
Length: 39:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sarah Boles de Boer

Gopro at Selwyn Equestrain Center Holiday Camp.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Selwyn, New Zealand

Selwyn is a village in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. It was laid out in the 1860s for a population of 2,000 people, but it currently has very few houses.

Located at -43.649, 172.227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Selwyn District, Populated places in New Zealand

Dunsandel

Dunsandel is a small rural township in the Canterbury Region of the South Island, New Zealand. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains just south of the Selwyn River and about 40 km south of Christchurch. Dunsandel is a junction town on SH1, halfway between Christchurch and Ashburton, with roads leading to Leeston, Southbridge and Hororata.

Located at -43.6667, 172.183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Selwyn District, Populated places in New Zealand

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