Owhiro Bay
District of Wellington
in Wellington City of Wellington, New Zealand
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Wellington International Airport (3 mi) - Paraparaumu Airport (29 mi)
- Picton Aerodrome (43 mi)
- Woodbourne Airport (50 mi)
- Hood Airport (50 mi)
- Palmerston North Airport (80 mi)
- RNZAF Base Ohakea (81 mi)
- Wanganui Airport (92 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (190 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -41.287 and 174.776 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -41° 17' 11" and E 174° 46' 32"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - NZD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Maori
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 06:17 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 9:03 am and 7:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 41.307 and -5.216 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Alaejos - References
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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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Owhiro Bay
The district Owhiro Bay of Wellington in Wellington City (Wellington) is a district in New Zealand and is a district of the nations capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
| Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 24 km/h (15 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (56 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BOULCOTT SUITES
Grand Mercure Wellington
The Setup on Manners
WILLIS VILLAGE
Mercure Wellington Central City Hotel & Apartments
Victoria Court Motor Lodge
TRINITY HOTEL
Halswell Lodge
The Setup on Dixon - Hostel
Mercure Wellington Abel Tasman
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Gifford Observatory
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Wellington High School (New Zealand)
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Island Bay, Wellington
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Brooklyn, New Zealand
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Aro Valley
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Wrights Hill Fortress
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HMNZS Wellington (F69)
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Mornington, Wellington
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Mount Cook, Wellington
The suburb of Mount Cook in Wellington in New Zealand stands on the southern fringe of the central city alongside Te Aro and to the north of Newtown. At the time of the 2006 census it had a population of 4,851 — an increase of 1,326 people since 2001 due to its proximity to educational facilities and to the central city. The suburb contains a small hill named Mount Cook, the origin-point of the original survey marks through Wellington. The hill took its name from Captain James Cook.
Berhampore State Flats
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Wellington Zoo
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Houghton Bay
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Princess Bay
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Tapu Te Ranga Marae
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Wellington Hospital, New Zealand
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Athletic Park, Wellington
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The Colonial Cottage Museum
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Newtown Park
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New Zealand Dominion Museum building
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Owhiro Bay
Ōwhiro Bay is a southern suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, that overlooks the Cook Strait. It is situated west of the larger suburb of Island Bay.
Happy Valley, Wellington
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Victoria University Coastal Ecology Laboratory
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Erskine College, Wellington
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Newtown, New Zealand
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These districts also belong to Wellington.
- Broadmeadows
- Cashmere
- Chartwell
- Churton Park
- Crofton Downs
- Grenada Village
- Happy Valley
- Hataitai
- Highbury
- Houghton Bay
- Island Bay
- Kaiwharawhara
- Karori West
- Kelburn
- Khandallah
- Kowhai Park
- Lyall Bay
- Maupuia
- Miramar
- Mitchelltown
- Mount Cook
- Newtown
- Northland
- Paparangi
- Rangoon Heights
- Roseneath
- Seatoun Heights
- Southgate
- Strathmore Park
- Te Aro
- Wilton
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