Makarewa Junction
in Southland District of Southland, New Zealand

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-46.300 and 168.333 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -46° 17' 59" and E 168° 19' 59"
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: 08:33 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:30 am and 6:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.142 and -9.188 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mourin
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: 2024-04-20 08:25:34

Explore Makarewa Junction

Makarewa Junction in Southland District (Southland) is located in New Zealand about 472 mi (or 760 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.

Local time in Makarewa Junction is now 08:33 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Makarewa Junction. The closest airport in New Zealand is Invercargill Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South. 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 104 mi (or 168 km), North-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, Christchurch and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024

15°C (60 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Bavarian Motel

Address
4,9 mi
444 North Road Waikiwi
9810 Invercargill
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 12:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ASURE EVERGREEN MOTEL

Address
5,6 mi
217 NORTH ROAD
9501 Waikiwi,Invercargill
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Kiwirail Coal Train on Wairio Branch, Invercargill

Published: September 05, 2013
Length: 48:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jetgriff

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Published: November 24, 2013
Length: 23:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jetgriff

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Invercargill Airport, Hyperion Aviation Ltd, Jet 9H FED takes off

Published: November 08, 2013
Length: 18:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jetgriff

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Published: December 27, 2011
Length: 32:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Graham Hawkes

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Published: May 02, 2014
Length: 08:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jetgriff

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Published: December 02, 2014
Length: 35:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jetgriff

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Published: November 04, 2013
Length: 56:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jetgriff

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Invercargill Airport, Dash 8-300 leaves for Wellington.

Published: November 09, 2013
Length: 02:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jetgriff

Invercargill Airport, de Havilland Dash 8-300 (twin-turboprop) ZK-NER leaves for Wellington, wet wild and windy weather.


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Published: November 08, 2013
Length: 12:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jetgriff

Invercargill Airport. Flight NZM5 arrives from Christchurch. ZK MCF, AT 75 aircraft.


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Published: July 18, 2014
Length: 27:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Flintoff's Chartered Accountants

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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.

Makarewa

Makarewa is a small community north of Invercargill (the southernmost city in the South Island of New Zealand). Facilities include a primary school with a roll of about 130 children, two abandoned dairies, meeting rooms for clubs, a playcentre, country club, squash courts, lawn bowling club, and an indoor swimming pool on the school grounds. Alliance Group Ltd operate a freezing works in Makarewa, originally the plant processed beef but after being downsized in the nineties is a venison plant.

Located at -46.3333, 168.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in New Zealand, Geography of the Southland Region

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