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Touring Sanson in New Zealand

Sanson in the region of Manawatu-Wanganui with its 508 citizens is located in New Zealand - some 81 mi or ( 131 km ) North-East of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sanson

Time in Sanson is now 02:48 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wellington, Rongotea, Palmerston North, Oroua Downs, and New Plymouth. Being here already, consider visiting Wellington . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sanson ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

F111 High Speed Pass

0:16 min by SPQRTempus
Views: 75012 Rating: 4.81

The first high speed low level pass made by a No 6 Squadron RAAF F111 at the RNZAF Ohakea open day 2008. I apologise for not panning fast enough but damn he was quick. ..

14 Huey and 5 Sioux formation flight at Ohakea.

0:49 min by bigtommygun9
Views: 2459 Rating: 5.00

All of 3 Squadron RNZAF's aircraft in one awesome fly-by at Ohakea. Shame about the wind noise but the distinctive Huey thump is still there. Kimihia Ka Patu! ..


RNZAF Ohakea Spitfire test flight 1pm March 25 2009

1:20 min by flowershow guy
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www.john.co.nz RNZAF Ohakea Spitfire test flight March 25 2009 ..

Awatapu Rapper

2:34 min by francisv1234
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Francis V on stage at the Globe Theatre. LukE and fraNcis doiNg their thAnG represen'iN City Vision ChurCh!!!PEaCe ..


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Interesting facts about this location

RNZAF Base Ohakea

RNZAF Base Ohakea is an operational base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Opened in 1939, it located is near Bulls, 25 km north west of Palmerston North in the Manawatu. It is also a diversion landing point for civilian aircraft.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -40.21 175.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in New Zealand, Buildings and structures in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Motorsport venues in New Zealand, New Zealand Grand Prix, Royal New Zealand Air Force bases

Bulls, New Zealand

Bulls is a small town near Palmerston North on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is in a thriving farming area in the Rangitikei District at the junction of State Highways 1 and 3 about 160 kilometres north of Wellington. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1755. The eastern end of the SH1 bridge over the Rangitikei River south-east of the town collapsed suddenly in 1973 while being crossed by a bus. No-one was killed and the collapsed part was rebuilt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -40.17 175.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Rangitikei District

Halcombe

Halcombe is a small settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is situated 10 km north west of Feilding and 4 km east of the Rangitikei River. It is located at 40° 10' south, 175° 19' east at an altitude of approximately 120 – 140 m above sea level. The population was 432 in the 2006 Census, a decrease of 3 from 2001.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -40.15 175.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region, Populated places in New Zealand

Lake Alice (Manawatu-Wanganui)

Lake Alice is a small lake approximately 7 km south west of Marton in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island. The nearby Lake Alice Hospital that closed in 1999 is named after the lake.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -40.13 175.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Lakes of New Zealand

Lake Alice Hospital

Lake Alice Hospital was a rural psychiatric facility near Bulls in Rangitikei, New Zealand. It was opened in August 1950, and had a Maximum Security unit. Like many New Zealand psychiatric hospitals, Lake Alice was self-sufficient, with its own farm, workshop, bakery, laundry, and fire station. It also had swimming pools as well as glasshouses and vegetable gardens. The facility slowly shut down during the mid 90's, finally shutting its doors in October 1999.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -40.13 175.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1950 establishments in New Zealand, 1999 disestablishments, Defunct hospitals in New Zealand, Hospitals established in 1950, Psychiatric hospitals in New Zealand

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sanson