Foxton
in Horowhenua District of Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-40.467 and 175.300 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -40° 28' 0" and E 175° 18' 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: 01:06 PM (Sunday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:08 am and 5:22 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
40.479 and -4.682 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
San Juan de la Nava
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: 2024-05-04 08:22:41

Touring Foxton

Foxton in Horowhenua District (Manawatu-Wanganui) with it's 4,780 residents is a town located in New Zealand about 63 mi (or 101 km) north-east of Wellington, the country's capital place.

Time in Foxton is now 01:06 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Foxton, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is RNZAF Base Ohakea in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Palmerston North, Wellington, Blenheim, New Plymouth and Napier. 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 5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 48%
Air Pressure 1023 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 2% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 6th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

13°C (55 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

15°C (58 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Friendship Slideshow - Oroua Downs

Published: May 21, 2013
Length: 13:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: OrouaDownsSchool

What does friendliness look like at our school? Like this!


2013 Zebong Visits Oroua Downs

Published: May 16, 2013
Length: 16:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: OrouaDownsSchool


Waitarere Sunset

Published: April 12, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Lee Traynor

Time lapse of the sunset at Waitarere Beach on March 4, 2015. Interval: 0.5 seconds.


Funny Sumo Match

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 00:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Edwin Meachen

Biggie vs Herbie...soapy slippery. Boys trip always calls for drinking games and calling out someone for a Sumo Match...of course lol.


Horizontal Bungy FAIL - Whiplash! Part 1

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 41:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Edwin Meachen

Turn up the sound to hear the WHIPLASH! Boys trip away...few beers...few laughs...few Horizontal Bungy challenges...until the chord snaps!....WHACK! Video Quality is not great (old nokia mobile)...


Hilarious Horizontal Bungee Fail...and WIN!

Published: November 16, 2014
Length: 11:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Edwin Meachen

Ooooooooh so close...hilarious efforts from Herbie, front on cam view, but Seb shows how it's done! Apologies for the quality, was recorded on an old school nokia mobile that I wasn't worried...


Aliens Invade New Zealand ! ! !

Published: January 09, 2009
Length: 06:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NZfilmprof

Science fiction fantasy. Animated tattoo characters invade Earth in their "flying pancake" to try out for a Peter Jackson movie. This clip features animated tattoos and centres around the only...


foxton beach skate park episode 14

Published: April 05, 2014
Length: 50:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: vincent kellerman

hi all welcome,here we have a short video displaying what foxton beach skate park is like.


Foxton Beach quad ride - Crash

Published: January 17, 2015
Length: 38:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ManlyJack

02 January 2015 A ride through the dunes at Foxton Beach, Manawatu, New Zealand. Cut short by a crash. No major injuries, just a sore shoulder and a bent tie rod.


Blokart Foxton Beach

Published: October 28, 2014
Length: 06:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dean Thompson

Himatangi to Foxton October 2014.


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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.

Manawatu College

Manawatu College is a high school in Foxton, New Zealand. It is a co-educational school.

Located at -40.4663, 175.278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Secondary schools in New Zealand

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