Dobson
in Grey District of West Coast, New Zealand
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Greymouth Airport (6 mi) - Hokitika Airfield (24 mi)
- Westport Airport (51 mi)
- Franz Josef Aerodrome (86 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (95 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (103 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (108 mi)
- Timaru Airport (128 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -42.450 and 171.300 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -42° 27' 0" and E 171° 18' 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: 07:55 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:11 am and 5:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 42.448 and -8.686 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Poio - 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Dobson
Dobson in Grey District (West Coast) with it's 738 habitants is a city located in New Zealand about 196 mi (or 315 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Dobson is now 07:55 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Dobson, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Greymouth Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Greymouth, Christchurch, Richmond, Nelson and Blenheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
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Greymouth Street Race full race 1 F3 2013
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Greymouth, New Zealand
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greymouth street race 2012 , bears race2 crash
grant robinson loosing the front and crashing out of second place on the last lap.
Part 3 – New TranzAlpine 2014 – Pass under the Southern Alps on our way to Greymouth.
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Deanos 40th west coast trip
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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.
Dobson, New Zealand
Dobson is a small town on the banks of the Grey River in the South Island of New Zealand. It is 10 kilometres east from the river's mouth at Greymouth. The settlement of Taylorville is across the river from Dobson, but no bridge directly connects the two. State Highway 7 passes through Dobson. The population of Dobson and its surrounds, including Taylorville, was 672 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 72 from 2001.
Brunner, New Zealand
Brunner is a town in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. Together with Taylorville and Dobson to the south-west, it had a population of 672 at the 2006 census. It is 12 kilometres to the east of Greymouth, on the south bank of the Grey River. It is on the Midland Line railway near its junction with the Stillwater - Westport Line (SWL) in neighbouring Stillwater.
Brunner Mine disaster
The Brunner Mine disaster happened at 9:30am on Thursday 26 March 1896, when an explosion deep in the Brunner Mine killed all 65 miners below ground. The Brunner Mine disaster is the worst mining disaster in New Zealand’s history. It seemed most likely that the explosion was caused by firedamp, a common hazard in coal mines when a pocket of methane gas is accidentally ignited and explodes. Firedamp is all the more hazardous because of the after effects of the explosion.
Brunner Mine
The Brunner Mine was a coal mine on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. The Brunner Mine was one of several mines situated on the banks of the Grey River, at an area known as "Coal Gorge" between the townships of Stillwater and Taylorville. The town of Brunner (formerly Brunnerton) is nearby. Coal was discovered on the West Coast by Nelson surveyor Thomas Brunner "during the most arduous of his journeys in search of more agricultural land".
Taylorville, New Zealand
Taylorville is a small town on the banks of the Grey River, It is roughly 10 kilometers from the mouth of the river in Greymouth
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