Palmerston
in Otago, New Zealand
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Oamaru Airport (39 mi) - Dunedin Airport (40 mi)
- Alexandra Airport (68 mi)
- Timaru Airport (85 mi)
- Wanaka Airport (89 mi)
- Pukaki Airport (91 mi)
- Glentanner Airport (112 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (122 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (164 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -45.478 and 170.720 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -45° 28' 42" and E 170° 43' 12"
- 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: 04:07 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:33 am and 5:35 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.546 and -8.284 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pedreira - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Explore Palmerston
Palmerston in Otago is a city in New Zealand about 354 mi (or 570 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Palmerston is now 04:07 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Palmerston, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Oamaru Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dunedin, Invercargill, Christchurch, Greymouth and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 3% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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fur seals at shag point rd NZ
south of Oamaru, north of Dunedin, at the end of shag point rd, you can find a beautiful spot with a lot of fur seals and yellow eyed penguins. don´t disturb them - enjoy!!
Round the World Trip
Hi hope everyone at home is fine. Almost run out of money and having a great time! See you in six weeks.
moeraki view
Few shots of Moeraki boulders, the village and harbour.
Awesome New Zealand!
Hello to Pforzheim and Birkenfeld and Iffeldorf.
Mixed Consist 923
A Mixed consist passing Moeraki enroute to Invercargill to operate a special train up to Dunedin for All Black v South Africa 2008.
2010 43 NZ Dunedin Shag Point Moeraki Boulders
2010 02 16 Nieuw Zeeland Dunedin Waikouati river Katiki boulders Elasmosaurus Shag Point White Fronted Tern Stewart Island Shag Moeraki Boulders Furseal Pelsrob.
ニュージーランドから
いま、ニュージーランドのモエラキ・ボルダーにいます。
bonjour from New Zealand
Bonjour un petit coucou d une plage enfin sous le soleil pensons a vous mail suit Bisous phil et ch.
driving in NZ
Just heading up the east coast of the south island. Had a look at the beach bolders - plus millions of seals!! The bolders look like dinasour eggs.... :)
hi from Pat & David in Omaroa
HI sending this from a caravan on the beach heading for Dunedin. Weather has been pretty good, everything very green. Having a good time. Have sent a postcard but will probably beat it home....
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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.
Palmerston, New Zealand
Palmerston Urban Area Population 1,020 (2001) TerritorialAuthority Name Waihemo Ward of Waitaki District Population Around 2,500 (2004 est. ) Extent Includes the town of Palmerston. RegionalCouncil Name Otago Regional Council Palmerston is located in New ZealandPalmerstonPalmerston The town of Palmerston, in New Zealand's South Island lies 50 kilometres to the north of the city of Dunedin. It is the largest town in the Waihemo Ward of the Waitaki District with a population of 890 residents.
East Otago High School
East Otago High School is a secondary school in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. The school hosted a cultural exchange with Japanese pupils from Nichidai Third Junior High School between 2005 and 2008. They won the 2009 Otago Daily Times Extra spelling Quiz for Year 9 and 10.
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