Riverton
in Southland District of Southland, New Zealand
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Invercargill Airport (15 mi) - Ryans Creek Aerodrome (38 mi)
- Manapouri Airport (59 mi)
- Queenstown International Airport (98 mi)
- Alexandra Airport (102 mi)
- Dunedin Airport (108 mi)
- Milford Sound Airport (116 mi)
- Wanaka Airport (127 mi)
- Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -46.350 and 168.017 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -46° 20' 59" and E 168° 0' 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: 06:32 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:27 am and 6:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 43.142 and -9.188 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mourin - 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: 2024-04-16 08:26:06
Delve into Riverton
Riverton in Southland District (Southland) with it's 1,651 habitants is a city located in New Zealand about 485 mi (or 781 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Riverton is now 06:32 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Riverton. The closest airport in New Zealand is Invercargill Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), East. 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 102 mi (or 163 km), North.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 11% |
| Air Humidity | 96% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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INVERCARGILL .... SUNDAY NIGHT FUN
GALA ST FUN, some random givin a show lmao.
Aparima College's 3D Club - Beginners tutorial part 3 - Modelling our robot
Part 3 of the 'absolute basics introduction to Blender' at Aparima College. This video acts as a catch-up for those students who have missed the first of the lunchtime sessions. We follow...
Littles Aparima in Riverton
This is my little Puppy Aparima he was born on a very cold windy night in Riverton. He is about six weeks old in the video. please enjoy.
Message In a Bottle
Loose Units Entertaining in Riverton.
Knights of the Silver Spade
Can the Knights of the Silver Spade save their precious apple orchard from the evil Medlar? In New Zealand heritage orchards are being destroyed to make way for dairy farming land. Here...
Aparima College's 3D Club - Beginners tutorial part 1
Part 1 of the "absolute basic introduction to Blender" at Aparima College. This video acts as a catch-up for those students who have missed the first of the lunchtime sessions. We follow a...
WHITEBAITING HAUL!! || 2017
HI EVERYONE!! Franz and i went down the Aparima River and done a weekend worth of whitebaiting!! What a delicious treat!! THANKS YOU FOR WATCHING!
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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.
Riverton, New Zealand
Riverton or Aparima is a small town at the south of the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the Southland region and lies at the western end of Oreti Beach, 30 kilometres west of Invercargill on the Southern Scenic Route. It is approx. 45 km from Stewart Island and provides a safe harbour on the Foveaux Strait. Riverton is one of New Zealand's oldest towns. 2011 saw their 175th celebrations.
Aparima River
For the French Polynesian dance, see 'aparima The Aparima River is one of the southward-flowing braided rivers of Southland, New Zealand.
Jacobs River
The Jacobs River or Makawhio River is located some 30 kilometres south of Fox Glacier in South Westland, New Zealand. From its headwaters near Fettes Peak below the Hooker Range it flows in a westerly direction to enter the Tasman Sea near Hunt's Beach. Its tributaries include Jumbo Creek and Pavo Creek. Just upstream from the bridge is Borat Flat.
Pourakino River
The Pourakino River is a river in New Zealand, flowing into the Jacobs River Estuary at Riverton.
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