Kuratau
in Taupo District of Waikato, New Zealand

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-38.888 and 175.770 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -38° 53' 17" and E 175° 46' 12"
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: 07:16 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:28 am and 7:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
38.901 and -4.170 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pozuelos de Calatrava
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Delve into Kuratau

Kuratau in Taupo District (Waikato) is located in New Zealand about 174 mi (or 280 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.

Current time in Kuratau is now 07:16 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 10 airports close to Kuratau, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in New Zealand is Taupo Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), North-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 17 mi (or 27 km), North-West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rotorua, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier and Palmerston North. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 58%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

15°C (60 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Oreti Village Resort

Address
2,5 mi
Mission House Drive
3381 Turangi
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Turangi Fire Brigade Siren Test

Published: March 07, 2013
Length: 07:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TurangiFireBrigade

After getting some work done on the siren a test is in order to make sure things are all A OK.


Introduction to Turangi, Central New Zealand

Published: February 09, 2009
Length: 13:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PureNZHaveYourSay

white water rafting, fishing, skydiving. scenic flights, kayaking, hiking active volcanoes in the Tongariro Natioanl park, we have it all. Adventure central.


Spawning Trout - Duchess Pool, Tongariro River, Turangi

Published: July 14, 2009
Length: 30:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: nztayls

School of Rainbow (steelhead) Trout on their migration up the Tongariro River, Turangi, New Zealand. Video taken in the Duchess Pool.


Harlem Shake (Turangi Fire Brigade)

Published: February 22, 2013
Length: 29:24 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: TurangiFireBrigade

To farewell one of our firefighters (Lori Calkin) we made this video as it was the internet sensation at the time. Its the first time the Brigade has done anything like this so we hope you...


White Water Rafting in Turangi with Rafting New Zealand! GoPro Hero 3+

Published: January 25, 2015
Length: 32:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Petra Chappell

An epic afternoon on the beautiful Tongariro River in the central North Island - we loved white water rafting with Rafting New Zealand! Filmed on a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Edition. See more at...


Tongariro National Park and Lake Taupo Cheesenut's photos around Turangi, New Zealand

Published: December 09, 2010
Length: 07:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

Preview of Cheesenut's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/cheesenut/2/1229747880/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using...


Rotorua, Taupo, Turangi, Tongariro crossing Bafreux's photos around Turangi, New Zealand

Published: December 15, 2010
Length: 06:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

Preview of Bafreux's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/bafreux/fabrice/1173852120/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod...


Turangi Park First Flight

Published: April 28, 2013
Length: 00:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KAY9T9

A very quick first flight at Turangi Park trying out my GoPro setup on my Bixler.


Hello from Turangi in New Zealand!

Published: February 09, 2009
Length: 26:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: PureNZHaveYourSay

Fuer die naechsten 5 Wochen werd ich mir jetzt also Neuseeland anschauen. Bis jetzt FANTASTISCH!!! LG von der Mitte der Nordinsel!


TURA237 Responding from Station to Incident #43 in 2013

Published: April 11, 2013
Length: 49:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TurangiFireBrigade

Here is Turangi's Rescue Tender responding from Turangi Station last night after Turangi 231 had already responded. Incident Details: #43 - 10 April 2013 1829hrs - Smoke Showing - Rangipo...


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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.

Pukawa

Pūkawa / Pūkawa Bay is a bay and a small township on the western shores of Lake Taupo in New Zealand. It is off State Highway 41 between Turangi and Taumarunui. It is home of the Ngati Manunui hapu of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and the newly-opened Manunui-a-Ruakapanga marae, which was opened on 18 November 2006. The opening ceremony was attended by Tuheitia Paki, the Māori King.

Located at -38.9167, 175.755 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in New Zealand, Geography of the Waikato Region, Taupo District

Kuratau

Kuratau is a small village north of Omori, New Zealand, on the western side of Lake Taupo. The population in the 2006 census was 354 people in 138 households; 27.1 percent of the population was under 15 and 6.8 percent was over 65. Approximately 65% of the population is of European origin and approximately 30% is of Maori origin. The most commonly spoken language is English.

Located at -38.8933, 175.77 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Taupo District

Kuratau River

The Kuratau River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island. It flows generally eastwards, initially flowing southeast from its sources in rough hill country south of the Pureora Forest Park before turning northeast to reach the small Lake Kuratau. From here it flows east five further kilometres before flowing into the southwest of Lake Taupo close to the settlement of Kuratau.

Located at -38.8833, 175.767 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Taupo District, Rivers of the Waikato Region

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