Ratana
in Rangitikei District of Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Wanganui Airport (10 mi) - RNZAF Base Ohakea (16 mi)
- Palmerston North Airport (30 mi)
- Paraparaumu Airport (60 mi)
- Hood Airport (69 mi)
- New Plymouth Airport (89 mi)
- Wellington International Airport (91 mi)
- Taupo Airport (102 mi)
- Tongariro National Park (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -40.041 and 175.177 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -40° 2' 28" and E 175° 10' 37"
- 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: 10:47 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:58 am and 5:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 40.052 and -4.811 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cervera de los Montes - 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover Ratana
Ratana in Rangitikei District (Manawatu-Wanganui) with it's 437 citizens is a town in New Zealand about 89 mi (or 143 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Ratana is now 10:47 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports near Ratana, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Wanganui Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North-West. 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 94 mi (or 152 km), North.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Palmerston North, Wellington, New Plymouth, Napier and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Wanganui Pipe Band Gives Ab 608 A Stirring Farewell
(New Zealand) Ab 608 'Passchendaele' leaves Wanganui to the tunes of the local pipe band and leads it's excursion train around a cruel curve and onto a gradient. The train had spent four...
Wanganui Muay Thai
A compilation clip of the Fights and training exercises that make up the Wanganui Muay Thai M.M.A. Club in New Zealand.
DC's In Difficulty In Wanganui
(New Zealand) Dc 4191 has derailed at East Town yard leaving its mate 4041 to go on alone and nearly get stuck hauling train 516 from Castlecliff CT. Dc's 4191 & 4041 were on the Wanganui...
Three DC's Keeping Busy In Wanganui
(New Zealand) The 'Dominion Post Rail Tour 2013' visited Wanganui on October 29 and stayed for two nights. It was hauled by Dc 4352, after what must've been an exhaustive search down the length.
Overhead Installation Work Begins On Wanganui's TramLine
(New Zealand). Power company contractors and Tramways Wanganui Trust members have installed the cantilevered cantenary arms and support wires that will be part of the heritage tramlines electrical...
Da 1431 Arrives In Wanganui & Gets Turned
(New Zealand) On Sunday 2nd November, Da1431 headed an excursion train from New Plymouth to Wanganui and return. This video opens with the inbound train coming 'up' the Town Branch. During ...
FlashMob Haka at the Wanganui Markets (Bad Angle)
FlashMob Haka at the Wanganui Markets 11:30am 10/09/11.
Crew Training Begins On Wanganui's No'12
(New Zealand) The 'Tramways Wanganui Trust' has begun training its new vollunteers to become the conductors and drivers of the restored number 12 car. About twelve vollunteers have signed...
The First Powered Run For Wanganui's No'12 Tramcar!
(New Zealand) It has been 63 years since a tramcar has travelled along a length of electrified line in Whanganui. This is the first proper test run of the restored number 12 and it's new line,...
Up Goes The Copper Conductor On Wanganui's Tramline!
(New Zealand) The construction of the new heritage tramline attraction that links Wanganui's Information Centre with the Whanganui riverboat 'PS Waimarie' wharf, has progressed along very well...
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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.
Rātana pā
Rātana pā is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, which developed around the Rātana church there. It is a site of pilgrimage for the Maori followers of the Rātana faith. Due to the importance of the Rātana movement in New Zealand politics, leading New Zealand politicians often attend annual gatherings at Rātana pā.
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