Kingsdown
in Timaru District of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Timaru Airport (11 mi) - Oamaru Airport (35 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (48 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (57 mi)
- Glentanner Airport (66 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (72 mi)
- Franz Josef Aerodrome (93 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -44.467 and 171.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -44° 28' 0" and E 171° 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: 10:08 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:14 am and 5:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.687 and -8.041 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cerbo - 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Discover Kingsdown
Kingsdown in Timaru District (Canterbury) is a town in New Zealand about 284 mi (or 457 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Kingsdown is now 10:08 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports near Kingsdown, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Timaru Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dunedin, Christchurch, Greymouth, Invercargill and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Glendeer B&B Lodge
Elizabeth Court Bed & Breakfast
Ashbury Park Motel
The Grosvenor
Homestead Lodge Motel
Comfort Hotel Benvenue
Parklands Motor Lodge
Anchor Motel - Hostel
ASURE ASHLEY MOTOR LODGE
ASPIRE AVENUE MOTOR LODGE
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Timaru Boys High School - The Burning Question
Winner of the Royal Society of New Zealand's Freemasons Big Science Adventures 2009 competition. The film produced by the Timaru Boys High School team, The Burning Question, addresses the...
Seabourn Odyssey in Timaru.
Another cruise ship in #gigatowntimaru. 17 February 2014. Filmed by timaruman.
Vapour Trails Over Timaru.
Vapour trails over Timaru. Filmed by timaruman.
Certificate in Carpentry at Aoraki Polytechnic - Timaru
This programme is the best foundation for employment in the building industry or to secure an apprenticeship in carpentry or building. It includes a full year of theoretical and practical...
CCTV footage of Christchurch earthquake as felt in Timaru
Timaru is located 146km (91miles) SW from Christchurch CCTV footage show the effect the 7.1 earthquake had in a store.
Screenies of my SRO Journey
Nearly four years of playing and still loving this game.
Site of old tuntable in Timaru.
Looking hard you can just make out where the turntable was. The Bumper is still there as shown at the beginning of the video,
New Year Fireworks at Timaru New Zealand
One minute 24 seconds of what was over 12 minutes of fireworks on Caroline Bay, Timaru, New Zealand to see in the New Year.
Brick Bus-Sheds Condemned
Timaru New Zealand old brick bus sheds and garage condemned after Christchurch earthquake 160 Km away. Building has now been demolished, as per photograph at end of video.
Two heavy haul trucks.
An International and a Pacific heavy haul trucks. Filmed by timaruman.
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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.
Pareora River
The Pareora River is a river of the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It has its origins in several small streams flowing from the Hunters Hills, and flows north before turning southeast to reach the Pacific ocean at the southern end of the township of Pareora, eight kilometres south of Timaru.
Pareora
Pareora is a settlement in New Zealand. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the western edge of the town, and close to the Pacific Ocean coast, five kilometres north of Saint Andrews and 10 kilometres south of Timaru. The Pareora River reaches the ocean just to the south of the township.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kingsdown.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Raorao
