Waimate
in Waimate District of Canterbury, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-44.728 and 171.050 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -44° 43' 42" and E 171° 3' 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: 05:07 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:16 am and 5:52 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.546 and -8.284 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pedreira
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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Delve into Waimate

Waimate in Waimate District (Canterbury) is a town located in New Zealand about 303 mi (or 488 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.

Time in Waimate is now 05:07 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Waimate, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Oamaru Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South. 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: 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: 14°C / 58 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 3% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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Waimate 50 2011 Street Sprint Sunday afternoon (1/2)

Published: October 25, 2011
Length: 16:05 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Michael McMillan

Waimate 50 Street Sprint 2011 Sunday afternoon. A Few shots around the Monument. Thanks Guys for a great event, Cant wait for next year!!!


waimate shears inter final

Published: October 17, 2014
Length: 20:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tweetingsparrow

Waimate Shears 2014, Intermediate Machine Final.


2013 Waimate 50 Main Street Thunder - R32 Skyline 25DET

Published: October 30, 2013
Length: 45:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Legacy Media

Entry 151 of Dan Gough in his 25DET powered R32 Nissan Skyline.


2013 Waimate 50 Main Street Thunder - S13 Silvia

Published: October 31, 2013
Length: 38:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Legacy Media

Entry 13 of Mitch Goodman in his S13 Nissan Silvia.


rod millen Waimate 50

Published: October 28, 2010
Length: 22:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ertvf2014

Rod Millen at the Waimate 50 GT Sprint Series.


Waimate 50 GT Series 2012 Episode 1

Published: February 04, 2013
Length: 51:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TEN8mediaNZ

The World Famous "McKeown Petroleum Waimate 50 GT Series" Episode 1 Featuring The Whitehorse Motors "Race to the Whitehorse" Hillclimb and highlights from the "Loot Jewellers Main Street ...


Waimate 50 ,2010

Published: October 24, 2010
Length: 54:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Winterchl

A spectators view of the Waimate 50 - 2010, Great Event!


Waimate 50 A few drift clips from Sunday 2011

Published: October 25, 2011
Length: 44:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Michael McMillan

Love the guys throwing the cars around.


Mazda RX7 Rally car Waimate 50 Hillclimb 2012 John MacDonald

Published: October 29, 2012
Length: 58:17 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: John MacDonald

The White Horse Motors Hillclimb in the Waimate 50 GT Series 2012 in the mighty Mazda RX7 Rally car Navigator Hannah MacDonald reading the notes.


Waimate 50 Street Sprint 2012 - PCASHT

Published: October 23, 2012
Length: 38:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PCASHT4

Unfortunately only got 2 runs but at least an average set of tyres made it good fun! Fast forward to 1:20.


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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.

Knottingley Park

Knottingley Park is a cricket ground in Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1902 when South Canterbury played North Otago. The ground later held a single List A match in the 1984/85 Shell Cup when Canterbury played Central Districts, which resulted in a 6 wicket victory for Central Districts.

Located at -44.7479, 171.055 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cricket grounds in New Zealand, Sports venues in the Canterbury Region

Waimate

The article is about the town in the South Island, New Zealand. For the District see Waimate District. For the Waimate Mission Station in the North Island see Te Waimate mission. Waimate Waimate is located in New ZealandWaimateWaimate Urban Area Population: 2,835 (2006 census) Extent: Territorial Authority Name: Waimate District Council Population: 7,206 (2006 census) Land area: 3,582.19 km² (1,383.09 sq mi) Mayor: John Coles Website: http://www. waimatedc. govt.

Located at -44.734, 171.046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Waimate District, Populated places in New Zealand

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