Roa
in Grey District of West Coast, New Zealand
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Greymouth Airport (13 mi) - Hokitika Airfield (32 mi)
- Westport Airport (43 mi)
- Franz Josef Aerodrome (94 mi)
- Christchurch International Airport (98 mi)
- Ashburton Aerodrome (109 mi)
- Mount Cook Airport (116 mi)
- Timaru Airport (135 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -42.350 and 171.383 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -42° 20' 59" and E 171° 22' 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: 10:09 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:20 am and 5:43 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 42.350 and -8.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pontesampaio - References
- 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Roa
Roa in Grey District (West Coast) is a place in New Zealand about 189 mi (or 305 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital city.
Current time in Roa is now 10:09 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 12 hours. We know of 8 airports near Roa, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Greymouth Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
While being here, 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: 15°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Coal Creek Water Fall. 2.
Coal Creek Water Fall. Amazingly wide and beautiful Coal Creek Falls is located in the rural area, an easy to get to drive, takes roughly 15 minutes drive from Greymouth. There is a car park...
Croesus Track
22km of the Croesus Track, running from Blackball to Barrytown. The GoPro ran out of juice about 10-15 mins before the end of the trail.
Blackball (West Coast) New Zealand Easter Trolley Derby
Native Bird Friendly Cat
Brunner Mine. Part 1.
The Brunner Mine site is located 11 km east of Greymouth and can be accessed from either SH7 just east of Dobson where the old Tyneside Chimney is an obvious landmark, or across the river on...
Stillwater to Moana Prt 1
This is part 1 of 4 travelling from Stillwater to Moana, here we travel from Stillwater to Kokiri.
Brunner Mine. Part 2.
The Brunner Mine site is located 11 km east of Greymouth and can be accessed from either SH7 just east of Dobson where the old Tyneside Chimney is an obvious landmark, or across the river on...
Tranzalpine approaching Stillwater.
Train 803 the Tranzalpine nearing Stillwater enroute to Greymouth. Video taken during our annual Rusty Rails trip. Feel free to hit the 'like' button. Thanks! If you want to follow me on YouTube,...
Croesus Track - Dave performs a flailing eagle
Not far from the hut near the top of the Croesus track Dave takes a dive for some bush.
Kaniere / Grey River Gold Dredge, on the Grey River, Ngahere.
Grey River Gold Dredge, at 170 meters long and 30 meters high, the 3500-tonne gold dredge on the banks of the Grey River on the West Coast, New Zealand. This dredge is one of the few bucket-line...
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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.
Blackball, New Zealand
Blackball is a small town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately 29 km from Greymouth. Blackball was named after the Black Ball Shipping Line, which leased land in the area to mine for coal. It was formerly known as Joliffetown and Moonlight Gully. Blackball is a centre of New Zealand radicalism and workers' militancy.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Roa.