Makaraka
in Gisborne District of Gisborne, New Zealand
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Gisborne Airport (1 mi) - Wairoa Airport (39 mi)
- Whakatane Airport (76 mi)
- Napier Airport (81 mi)
- Rotorua Regional Airport (97 mi)
- Taupo Airport (102 mi)
- Tokoroa Airfield (116 mi)
- Tauranga Airport (118 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -38.650 and 177.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -38° 39' 0" and E 177° 58' 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: 02:09 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:59 am and 5:09 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 38.653 and -2.048 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Casa Sola - 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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Discover Makaraka
Makaraka in Gisborne District (Gisborne) is a city in New Zealand about 248 mi (or 400 km) north-east of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Local time in Makaraka is now 02:09 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 Makaraka. The closest airport in New Zealand is Gisborne Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South-East. 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: Gisborne, Opotiki, Whakatane, Napier and Rotorua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Waikanae Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park
Bella Vista Gisborne
Captain Cook Motor Lodge
Portside Hotel Heritage Boutique Collection
EMERALD HOTEL
Champers Motor Lodge
Eastland Motor Lodge
Tudor Park Motel
Accommodation Ahi Kaa
Waikanae Beach Motel
Videos from this area
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Gisborne Speedway Meet
Streetstock Champ of Champs, Ashley Scott Stockcars.
Round 2 Gisborne NZ Offshore Powerboats 2012
This is round 2 from Gisborne in the 2012 Season of the New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championship.
7 March 2015. Gisborne speedway, NZ. Saloon Race Two.
7 March 2015. Gisborne Speedway. Saloon Race One
Murray Guy.
Gisborne hello!! from the toms
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Hello from sunny Gisborne
Hi Kristen, Just to let you know we are thinking of you here is Gisborne.
7 March 2015. Saloon Race 4, Gisborne Speedway (NZ).
Repeat restarts. Video: Murray Guy.
Gisborne Speedway Ministock Race 1-26/12/08
1st 46p Christian Hermansen, 2nd 31g Bryce Kirk, 3rd 24g Dan Corrin.
Gisborne
Hello from New Zealand!
Hello from sunny Gisborne
Enjoying ourselves on hols - wish you were here!
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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.
Gisborne Airport
Gisborne Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Gisborne Airport is one of the few airports in the world that has a railway line, the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line, crossing the main runway.
Gisborne Girls' High School
Gisborne Girls High School is a girls' secondary school situated in Gisborne, Tairāwhiti, New Zealand. It was founded in 1956 when Gisborne High School was split into two single-sex schools.
Gisborne region
The Gisborne region is an area of northeastern New Zealand governed by the Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority. Its largest settlement, the city also named Gisborne, is located at the northern end of Poverty Bay on the east coast. Gisborne is named for an early Colonial Secretary William Gisborne. The council is located in the city of Gisborne.
Awapuni, Gisborne
Awapuni is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne, and is located in the southwest of the city. It is named after the Awapuni lagoon, where the Waipaoa River runs into the ocean.
Makaraka, New Zealand
Makaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne, in New Zealand's North Island. It is located to the west of the city, and is the home of Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse.
Campion College, Gisborne
Campion College, Gisborne is an integrated, co-educational college located in Gisborne, New Zealand including students from Year 7 to Year 13. The college received its name from its patron saint, St Edmund Campion whose feast day is 1 December. Students have the opportunity to study Religious Education as part of NCEA levels 1-3.
Lytton High School
Lytton High School is the only co-educational state Secondary School in Gisborne, New Zealand. The school was opened in February 1961 with 159 students. In January 2011 the school celebrated its 50th jubilee with an estimated roll of 810 students. Wiremu Elliott was appointed as Principal in July 2012. As well as its website, Lytton has its own Facebook pages: Official Notices, Sports, and Digital Technologies.
Harry Barker Reserve
Harry Barker Reserve is a cricket ground in Te Hapara, Gisborne, New Zealand which is named after the former mayor of Gisborne. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1948 when Poverty Bay played Hawkes Bay in the 1948/49 Hawke Cup. The local council purchased the ground in 1962, prior to which it formed part of a nine-hole golf course. The ground held its first first-class match Northern Districts played Otago in the 1974/75 Plunket Shield.
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