Peel Forest
in Timaru District of Canterbury, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-43.917 and 171.267 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -43° 55' 0" and E 171° 15' 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: 02:37 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:26 am and 5:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.516 and -8.315 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vila Da Area
References
This place on Wikipedia
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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Explore Peel Forest

Peel Forest in Timaru District (Canterbury) is a city in New Zealand about 255 mi (or 410 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.

Local time in Peel Forest is now 02:37 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Peel Forest, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Ashburton Aerodrome in a distance of 26 mi (or 43 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Christchurch, Greymouth, Dunedin, Richmond and Nelson. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1028 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 4% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

CHATEAU TONGARIRO HOTEL

Address
5,3 mi
STATE HIGHWAY 48
03951 Mt Ruapehu
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Wake up and drift vol 1

Published: May 05, 2014
Length: 29:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CROSSED UP MEDIA

WAKE UP AND DRIFT 9am till 12pm at Ruapuna motorsport park.


South island endurance series

Published: October 03, 2011
Length: 06:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: skags2

South island endurance series at ruapuna , was just testing some new gear out only quick edit.


Hornby Christchurch to Arundel, Canterbury New Zealand

Published: October 01, 2014
Length: 00:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Fakhrun Nizam

Time lapse video - September 2014.


Peel Forest Horse Trekking

Published: January 12, 2011
Length: 38:00 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: NZ Rail Productions

Child Horse Trekking at Peel Forest, South Canterbury, New Zealand.


White water - Rangitata rafts - 13-3-11

Published: November 24, 2011
Length: 10:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Owen Kelly

White water rafting in Peel Forest, Geraldine (near Christchurch), New Zealand. This was such a great day out, it was soo much fun. In fact we all agreed that we wanted to go again! I'm pretty...


Clearwater's Organic Yoghurt made on the farm

Published: August 31, 2010
Length: 03:32 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: grimwiff

Clearwater's Organic Dairy, Clearwaters yoghurt - made on the farm at Peel View Farm, South Canterbury. As seen on TVNZ's 'Rural Delivery' programme 31 July 2010.


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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.

Peel Forest

Peel Forest is a small community in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It is located near the Peel Forest Park and about 23 kilometres north of Geraldine. The town features a general store and an outdoor recreation facility.

Located at -43.9167, 171.267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Canterbury Region, Populated places in New Zealand

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