Whakamara
in South Taranaki District of Taranaki, New Zealand

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-39.633 and 174.433 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -39° 37' 59" and E 174° 26' 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: 12:00 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:01 am and 5:38 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
39.610 and -5.509 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robledollano
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

Delve into Whakamara

Whakamara in South Taranaki District (Taranaki) is a town located in New Zealand about 116 mi (or 186 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.

Time in Whakamara is now 12:00 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Whakamara, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Wanganui Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tongariro National Park in a distance of 88 mi (or 142 km), North-East.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Blenheim and Nelson. 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 15°C / 60 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Chance of rainfall 8%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, few clouds.

Videos from this area

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NZ Morris Tour 2105 at the Tawhiti Museum

Published: January 29, 2015
Length: 29:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Henry Falkner

We did some dancing there, and looked at the museum. It is one of the better museums I have seen on Morris dancing tours. The Traders and Whalers boat trip was a nice experience, but the use...


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Published: December 24, 2010
Length: 02:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fatnuts777666

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Grunty Da 1431 Coming Down The Taranaki Line

Published: April 24, 2013
Length: 20:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mark Seconi

(New Zealand) This is a 'Steam Incorporated' excursion train called 'The Egmont Explorer' on its return journey from Stratford to Paekakariki. This video picks up the train at Manutahi & follows...


Luke Fowler's Ice Water Challenge

Published: July 14, 2014
Length: 00:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: VastoPenguin

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Published: August 05, 2011
Length: 07:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter Greenberg

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Published: August 19, 2007
Length: 32:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: niko408a

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Tornado chuck

Published: September 01, 2009
Length: 31:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: kdaluvzdev

hi my name is alex i love to drink alnight and bring the wrath of my tornado chuck upon the world the next day watch and enjoy. hahahahahahaha SORRY BRO!!!


So Much LEGO!!!!!

Published: November 06, 2010
Length: 41:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nicholas Carter

Yeah. I've been busy building all my Technic LEGO. Not finished but I'm going to start taking them aii apart again due to so many ideas of things to build =P.


Mucking around on motorbikes

Published: January 20, 2009
Length: 32:06 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: drumma11292


Honda and Yamaha Motorbikes mucking around

Published: November 26, 2008
Length: 06:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: drumma11292

Just me and my mate mucking round on the motorbikes. plz comment and rate.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Alton, New Zealand

Alton is a small rural community in south Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located between the towns of Hawera and Patea.

Located at -39.6667, 174.45 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
South Taranaki District, Populated places in New Zealand

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