Waitaki
in Otago, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-44.933 and 171.100 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -44° 55' 59" and E 171° 6' 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: 09:17 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:24 am and 5:42 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.687 and -8.041 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Cerbo
References
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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Discover Waitaki

Waitaki in Otago is a city in New Zealand about 313 mi (or 503 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.

Local time in Waitaki is now 09:17 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Waitaki, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Oamaru Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dunedin, Christchurch, Greymouth, Invercargill and Richmond. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 46%
Air Pressure 994 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 58% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 26th of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

13°C (56 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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Didymo in Waitaki river

Published: January 27, 2008
Length: 59:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alfienz

Free floating didymo near the river mouth 12 Jan. 2008.


Scania 143 450 going through the gears New Zealand

Published: June 22, 2012
Length: 19:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MsFoxan


Avalanche in the copland Valley, New Zealand

Published: November 26, 2012
Length: 25:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Jayson Warren


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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.

Glenavy, New Zealand

Glenavy is a locality in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern extreme of the Canterbury region on the alluvial fan of the Waitaki River, three kilometres from the river's outflow into the Pacific Ocean. Glenavy was named for Glenavy, Northern Ireland, the birthplace of former New Zealand Premier John Ballance.

Located at -44.9167, 171.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Waimate District, Populated places in New Zealand

Oamaru Airport

Oamaru Airport is an airport located 20 km north of Oamaru, at Pururi in North Otago, New Zealand. After regular scheduled services were withdrawn in 1989 for lack of commercial viability, Oamaru airport saw regular service from Air New Zealand once again as of early 2006. This came about after the Waitaki District Council decided to reseal the main runway in early 2005.

Located at -44.97, 171.082 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Oamaru, Airports in New Zealand

Popular in vicinity

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