Westport
in Buller District of West Coast, New Zealand
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Westport Airport (2 mi) - Greymouth Airport (53 mi)
- Hokitika Airfield (74 mi)
- Motueka Airport (84 mi)
- Takaka Airport (89 mi)
- Nelson Airport (89 mi)
- Kaikoura Airport (113 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (129 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -41.753 and 171.604 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -41° 45' 9" and E 171° 36' 13"
- 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: 01:32 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:47 am and 5:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 41.752 and -8.396 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fonte Mulhe - 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: 2024-07-26 08:00:33
Explore Westport
Westport in Buller District (West Coast) with it's 3,629 inhabitants is located in New Zealand about 167 mi (or 269 km) west of Wellington, the country's capital.
Local time in Westport is now 01:32 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Westport, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Westport Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 2 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Greymouth, Richmond, Nelson, Christchurch and Blenheim. 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 / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of July 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of July 2024
11°C (52 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of July 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bella Vista Motel Westport
Ascot Motor Lodge
Bazil's Hostel & Surf School
Westport Motor Hotel
Westport Motels
ASURE CHELSEA GATEWAY MOTOR LODGE
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Loaded KiwiRail Coalie under power near Ngakawau Double Header Original Toll Livery
Not many of these Corncob liveries left now - this was videoed at the Fairdown Level Crossing http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/nz-rail-geography/
Trip Inn Backpackers Westport
Described by many travelers as their most homelike experience away from home *** http://www.tripinn.co.nz For more videos and travel tips check out http://www.barekiwi.com.
5c Stockcar Westport 10th Nov 2013 Incar Cam Race 3
My first roll in Wifey - well more like a gentle lie down on it's side! Westport Speedway Nov 2013.
White Star vs Westport
White Star take on Westport on the 24th May 2014. Coverage was originally shown on Toyota Grassroots Rugby. Catch all the Buller RU Action at http://bullerrugby.co.nz.
Cody McCarrison 44n Streetstock Race 1 Queens Birthday Day 1 Westport
Cody McCarrison 44n Streetstock Queens Birthday Day 1 Race 1 Westport Sunset Speedway New Zealand. Winstanley Multimedia.
5c Stockcar Westport Sunset Speedway Queens Birthday Race 2
A very short race as Fletch got stuck in the mud pushed up by the grader.
Hokitika Primary School Kapa Haka competition 2014 - Westport part 2
Junior overall winners.
5c Westport Speedway June 2013 Incar Cam Race 4
Incar camera - had a play with the set up but still struggled - car was far too tight for such a wet track. Never mind - it was a learing experience!
![preview picture of video 'St James Theatre, Westport, Collapse [No Sound]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EPjmDGLtbqY/mqdefault.jpg "'St James Theatre, Westport, Collapse [No Sound]'")
St James Theatre, Westport, Collapse [No Sound]
Video of the roof collapsing on the St James Theatre in Westport New Zealand,
jordan backflips on trampoline westport nz
trampoline, back flips, heaps, Jordan Coleman, Westcoast nz.
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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.
Westport, New Zealand
Westport is a town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the northern bank and at the mouth of the Buller River, close by the prominent headland of Cape Foulwind. It is connected via State Highway 6 with Greymouth 100 kilometres to the south, and with Nelson in the northeast, via the Buller Gorge. The town is thought to have been named after Westport, County Mayo in Ireland, although the choice of name was no doubt also guided by the town's location.
Westport Airport, New Zealand
Westport Airport is an airport in Kawatiri, Westport, New Zealand. Air New Zealand has daily flights which are operated by Eagle Airways Beechcraft 1900D. Recently Westport Airport has had a new terminal constructed. In 2007 Air West Coast connected Westport to Greymouth, Christchurch and Wellington these services has since been discontinued.
Orowaiti River
The Orowaiti River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. The smaller of the two rivers which run through the town of Westport, it reaches the Karamea Bight three kilometres to the east of its larger neighbour, the Buller River.
Buller High School
Buller High School is a secondary school in the town of Westport, New Zealand. The school has a roll of over 350 students, all Year 9 and above. As well as students from Westport, the school has a large number of students from nearby towns that do not have high schools of their own, such as Waimangaroa, Granity, and Seddonville. The school was founded in 1922, although has ties to earlier secondary schooling in the Buller district.
Carters Beach
Carters Beach is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, located 6 kilometres West of Westport on State Highway 67a. Carters Beach is the only sheltered sandy beach on the West Coast suitable for swimming. An 18-hole golf course and Westport airport are located nearby.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Westport.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Westport, WSZ, ウエストポート, უესტპორტი, 웨스트포트
