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Explore Ruataniwha
Ruataniwha in Central Hawke's Bay District (Hawke's Bay) is a city in New Zealand about 130 mi (or 209 km) north-east of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Ruataniwha is now 12:12 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Ruataniwha, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Napier Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tongariro National Park in a distance of 98 mi (or 158 km), North-West. 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: Napier, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Gisborne and Whakatane. 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 | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 45% |
Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Thornton Lodge Motel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Hawkes Bay Flyfishing #8.MOD
Just above the junction of the Mangaonuku stream, went for a bit of a look to see if any fish had decided to go early. Only a couple there , this jack was decieved on 3 lb tippet short casting...
Otane to Opapa Train
A couple of short clips of a train starting with a cross at Otane as it heads north and past the historic Opapa railway station.
Pitts S2B Aerobatics Competition flight
The '07 IAC Power Intermediate sequence as flown in the 2008 New Zealand Aerobatic National Competition at Waipukurau (held between 3rd & 5th April). Pilot is Mike Slack in the Pitts S2B ZK-MAD.
Waipawa Skatepark episode 21
Hi all here we have a small concrete skate park.This was another small stop off on our awesome skate park road trip.note i seed it was the 24th park i must have missed a few.
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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.
Mangaonuku Stream (Hawke's Bay)
The Mangaonuku Stream is a river in the Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Tukituki River, which it joins close to the town of Waipawa.
Makaretu River
The Makaretu River is a river of the southern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. One of numerous roughly parallel rivers, it flows east from the slopes of the Ruahine Range north of Dannevirke, passing close to the township of Takapau before meeting the waters of the Tukituki River just to the west of Waipukurau. NOTE: There are also at least two rivers in New Zealand called "Makaretu Stream".
Tukipo River
The Tukipo River is a river of the southwest Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from its origins in the Ruahine Range to reach the Tukituki River five kilometres west of Waipukurau