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Discover Gibbston
Gibbston in Queenstown-Lakes District (Otago) is a city in New Zealand about 391 mi (or 629 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Local time in Gibbston is now 01:42 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Gibbston. The closest airport in New Zealand is Queenstown International Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand in a distance of 81 mi (or 130 km), West.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, Christchurch and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, calm.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Videos from this area
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Kawarau bridge bungy-jump GoPro
Me jumping of the AJ Hacket Kawarau bridge bungy, the first commercial bungy in the world, literally into the river. The end of a long kiwi road-trip for us. Awesome experience!
Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump - Queenstown, NZ
The first of the three bungy jumps I did in Queenstown during my travels in 2005. This was a mere 43m above the Kawarau river. Noted for a quick dunking in the icy water this is the first of...
Chard Farm Winery - Lola disaster.mov
Lola destroyed by Meteorite! The was a terrible accident at Chard Farm today. Poor old Lola was destroyed by a meteorite or something similar. Check out this footage captured by a tourist...
Hihi 'The Full Monty' Chardonnay 2009 Wine Review
Lady Parker reviews the Hihi 'The Full Monty' Unoaked Chardonnay 2009 from Ormond, Gisborne, New Zealand. RRP: $NZ16.00 Thanks for watching Lady Parker Wine Reviews... Follow me...
Reportage Bungee-Jump von der Kawarau Bridge in NZ
Mit dem Reporter von abenteuer und reisen unterwegs in Neuseeland: Bungee-Jumping von der Kawarau Bridge bei Queenstown. Die Brücke gilt als Geburtsstätte des Gummiseil-Springen für ...
Cancer Survivor Tomai Hira shares her incredible story!
Every day nine New Zealand women will hear the news that they have breast cancer. This is Tomai's story.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Gibbston, New Zealand
Gibbston is a community in the Gibbston Valley which is part of the Wakatipu Basin in the Otago Region of the South Island, New Zealand. Through the valley runs the Kawarau River which forms the Kawarau Gorge. The most visible aspect of the area are the vineyards and wineries next to SH6 which form part of the Central Otago wine region. The Gibbston Valley is the coolest and highest of the Central Otago regions with the majority of land gently sloping to the north.