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Explore Opapa
Opapa in Hastings District (Hawke's Bay) is located in New Zealand about 143 mi (or 231 km) north-east of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Opapa is now 01:30 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Opapa, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Napier Airport in a distance of 25 mi (or 40 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 96 mi (or 155 km), North-West.
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: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
trains and maize harvest
A mixture of passing trains and harvesting maize filmed in several locations around Lake Poukawa and Te Hauke in central Hawkes Bay.
Michael and Michelle's Wedding 14th July 2012
Michael and Michelle requested pre ceremony portraits as they planned to be wed late afternoon. Pre wedding portraits were captured in Napier and Haumoana before preceding to their ceremony...
Burma Road Paragliding, New Zealand
Burma Road, Hawkes Bay New Zealand. A great cross-country or soaring site. Always hook up with the local pilots before flying at a new site!
PipePanic Classics: 1916 The Unknown War
This description is all in German for your entertainment. USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE! Nun, das eskalierte schnell. Spiel: http://1916.dadiugames.dk/ PipePanic Vlogs: ...
Winter Getaway - Hawke's Bay
Treat yourself to a winter getaway in Hawke's Bay with Odyssey New Zealand, NZ's leading provider of Wine & Gourmet Experiences. Relax where art meets science amongst a wealth of scenery. We...
Driving Miss Daisy TVC 15 Seconds
Commercial we did for Driving Miss Daisy http://drivingmissdaisy.co.nz/. A really cool companion driving service with branches all over New Zealand.
Gary Harlen & Wee Wets
Gary Harlen shows us how to fish "Wee Wets" on the Tukituki river 27th October 2012.
J1211 climbs the Opapa embankment in Hawkes Bay
Mainline Steam 2010 NZ tour. Napier to Palmerston North section on October 23rd. J1211 climbs the Opapa embankment, drops off some passengers for a photo shoot, reverses and climbs it again.
Opapa rail. . . .and maize
Some passing train action I captured while filming maize harvesting by the radio towers at Opapa in Hawkes Bay.
Corn Harvest 2011 with a John Deere 9770 STS and folding maize head.
Corn Harvest 2011. John Deere 9770 STS with a European JD 8 row folding Maize Head. Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
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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.
Lake Poukawa
Lake Poukawa is a small shallow hardwater lake in the Hawke's Bay Region, North Island, New Zealand. It is located about 20 km south-west of Hastings, New Zealand, close to the settlement of Te Hauke. It is the largest lake lying within a peatland in the active tectonic Poukawa depression, between the Raukawa Range and Kaokaoroa Range of central Hawke's Bay. Its maximal depth is less than one metre and its diameter is ca. 1.5 km.