Swannanoa
in Waimakariri District of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Christchurch International Airport (8 mi) - Ashburton Aerodrome (49 mi)
- Hokitika Airfield (88 mi)
- Kaikoura Airport (88 mi)
- Timaru Airport (89 mi)
- Greymouth Airport (91 mi)
- Westport Airport (122 mi)
- Oamaru Airport (129 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (186 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -43.383 and 172.467 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -43° 22' 59" and E 172° 28' 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: 05:26 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:13 am and 5:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.400 and -7.500 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Labrada - 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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Swannanoa
Swannanoa in Waimakariri District (Canterbury) is a city located in New Zealand about 187 mi (or 301 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Swannanoa is now 05:26 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Swannanoa, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Christchurch International Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are 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: 18°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Orana Wildlife Park Christchurch
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Landing In Christchurch Airport
I decided to do something different today and post a video from the flight home from my summer holiday.
FSX Steam Edition - A320-200 Air New Zealand - Christchurch Intl. Airport - By JMCV 2015
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Flying Alpha 160A
Flying a Alpha 160A around Canterbury, New Zealand from Christchurch International Airport on 03/01/2013. GoPro wasn't charged so died about 15 minutes into the flight, this video was more...
Maybe Monday at Canterbury dressage Champs 2006 - aged 5
GIANT 6 Hour Blast - Helmet Cam
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Suzuki DR350, DRZ400 and Kawasaki KDX200 River ride
15-01-11 At some horribly early hour on Saturday morning, Neels, JP, Simon and I went for a hoon 'round the Waimakariri river (usually called the Waimak for short). I hadn't had any sleep...
Harewood Radio Control Car Club
Bit of footage from 17/8/2014 electric club meeting. couple of Nitro cars also practicing. I'll get the 1/10th cars next time.
Jet Boat recovery the easy way
Some people had a more interesting day on The Makaroa and Wilkin rivers than others. Canterbury Branch of the NZJBA Easter trip 2015. Someone was sick of pushing!
waimak river Jet boating
holiday fun with the kids.
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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.
Swannanoa, New Zealand
Swannanoa is a small, originally farming village situated 35 kilometres northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area has an estimated population of 1,000 with around 200 pupils enrolled in the primary school, established in 1871. The population of Swannanoa is slowly increasing due to new subdivisions being developed in Swannanoa and neighbouring Mandeville North. One of the biggest attractions to Swannanoa is the school's Country Fair which is held every March.
Eyre River (New Zealand)
The Eyre River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It arises in the Puketeraki Range and flows south-east into the Waimakariri River near Christchurch International Airport. The connection with the Waimakariri is via a diversion channel running south-west, replacing the Eyre's original easterly flow. The river is named after Edward John Eyre, the Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster from 1848-53.
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