Renown
in Waikato District of Waikato, New Zealand

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-37.567 and 175.050 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -37° 34' 0" and E 175° 3' 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: 11:47 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:58 am and 5:35 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
37.608 and -4.966 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Los Algarbes
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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Delve into Renown

Renown in Waikato District (Waikato) is a city located in New Zealand about 257 mi (or 414 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.

Current time in Renown is now 11:47 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Renown, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Raglan Airfield in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South-West. 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 84 mi (or 135 km), South. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hamilton, Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua and New Plymouth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1029 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 16% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Monday, 29th of April 2024

17°C (63 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

18°C (65 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Foxgloves Bed and Breakfast

Address
6,8 mi
5477 Highway 22, RD2
3794 Waingaro
New Zealand

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Drum Lesson with The Guru of Groove / Snare rolls in 3, 5, 7, 9

Published: September 17, 2011
Length: 44:45 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: guruofgroove1

Drum Lesson with the Guru of Groove. The Guru was on a road trip and filmed this lesson on the banks of the Waikato river with the Huntly Power Station. In this Drum lesson with the Guru you...


Lady Cops - Episode 1

Published: January 31, 2008
Length: 23:05 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: tom

An alluring perfume proves too tempting for Sergeant Mince.


Sinking Rail Joint

Published: February 28, 2009
Length: 24:29 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: wheel5800

This was recorded on a private siding on soft ground, you can see what's happening when the wheels cross this joint! http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/nz-rail-geography.


Kimmys Motobike Park 2012

Published: November 08, 2011
Length: 40:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: dirtriderjaik

Labour Weekend saw the annual pilgrimage to Kimmys Moto X Park in Huntly ...a wee bit wet but a good day had ... worth a visit.


Few bails MX Central

Published: November 15, 2013
Length: 09:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: s14boy

MX central huntly Nz.


Bel Ray Round 3 Huntly 2014 Gopro

Published: January 14, 2014
Length: 36:11 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 1kiwigary

This is John Baylis riding a KTM 150XC at the 2nd round of the bel Ray held in Huntly by the hmcc. Unfortunately due to a crash on the first lap i went from 5th to 11th. Great competition,...


17. TQ Midgets - Feature - Huntly Speedway - 23.12.14

Published: December 30, 2014
Length: 32:57 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Aaron Stevens

TQ Midgets - Feature - Huntly Speedway - 23.12.14.


Old Fertiliser Siding Huntly

Published: September 30, 2008
Length: 52:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wheel5800

Now lifted I managed to take this video clip in the last days of this siding circa late 2000. I call it Gill's in the video which I thought it was at the time http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group...


Train on and coming off the Huntly East Coal Siding (Kimihia)

Published: March 01, 2009
Length: 05:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: wheel5800

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/nz-rail-geography/ This video was Shot Feb 21, 2009 of a train on Solid Energy's siding loaded with coal to go to Mission Bush.


KiwiRail Locos DXB5022 & DC4070 in VHD

Published: April 30, 2010
Length: 31:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: wheel5800

Northbound on the Ohinewai Straight Easter Thursday 2010.


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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.

Rotowaro

Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine.

Located at -37.5864, 175.093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of the Waikato Region, Ghost towns in New Zealand

Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant

The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere.

Located at -37.6017, 175.073 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
NZHPT Category I listings in the Waikato Region

Bush Tramway Club

The Bush Tramway Club is a heritage railway 12 km west of Huntly along the Rotowaro Road, in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It regularly operates restored locomotives along a 5.4 km Rotowaro-Glen Afton section of the former Glen Afton Branch. Open days are the first Sunday of the month, April to December (inclusive).

Located at -37.6033, 175.057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rail transport in the Waikato Region, Heritage railways in New Zealand, Visitor attractions in the Waikato Region

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