Hector
in Buller District of West Coast, New Zealand
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Westport Airport (18 mi) - Motueka Airport (66 mi)
- Greymouth Airport (69 mi)
- Takaka Airport (71 mi)
- Nelson Airport (72 mi)
- Hokitika Airfield (90 mi)
- Woodbourne Airport (103 mi)
- Kaikoura Airport (105 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (135 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -41.600 and 171.883 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -41° 35' 59" and E 171° 52' 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: 04:20 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:06 am and 5:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 41.599 and -8.119 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Santa Marinha - 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: 2024-04-17 08:01:42
Delve into Hector
Hector in Buller District (West Coast) is located in New Zealand about 151 mi (or 244 km) west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Hector is now 04:20 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Hector, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Westport Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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: Greymouth, Richmond, Nelson, Blenheim and Christchurch. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Charming Creek Bed & Breakfast
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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.
Granity
Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 28 kilometres north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is 68 kilometres further north. Squeezed between the often-tempestuous Tasman Sea to the west and steep forested cloud-shrouded mountains to the immediate east, the town is the largest in this sparsely populated part of New Zealand. Long known as a coal-mining town, the population has declined as the industry has waned.
Millerton, New Zealand
Millerton is a small settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is in the Papahaua Ranges, around 25 kilometres north east of Westport, on SH67 from Westport to Karamea. The history of Millerton bears some resemblance to that of Denniston, being a town that lived from and for the coal that was mined in the Ranges. As Denniston, Millerton is now almost without population, sometimes classified as a ghost town.
Stockton, New Zealand
Stockton is a former settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is located in the Papahaua Ranges about 30 kilometres linear distance north east from Westport. Stockton is best known for the Stockton Mine operated by Solid Energy.
Hector and Ngakawau
Hector and Ngakawau are two lightly populated settlements located at the mouth of the Ngakawau River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. Both settlements are situated on State Highway 67 between Westport and Karamea. The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings found that Hector and Ngakawau have a combined population of 300, a drop of 16% or 57 people since the 1996 census. This has dropped further in 2006 to 234 people.
Ngakawau River
The Ngakawau River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest, reaching the Tasman Sea at Hector. The river is polluted with acid mine drainage and coal fines from the Stockton Mine and the proposed Stockton Plateau Hydro Project is expected to reduce the levels of pollutants. The Ngakawau Riverwatch environmental group formed in 2001 to address the water pollution in the river.
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