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Portobello Destination Guide

Touring Portobello in New Zealand

Portobello in the region of Otago with its 1,200 citizens is a city located in New Zealand - some 377 mi or ( 606 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Portobello

Time in Portobello is now 06:37 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Warrington, Waitati, Sawyers Bay, Pukehiki, and Portobello. Being here already, consider visiting Warrington . 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 Portobello ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

ft 817nd

1:08 min by zl4dlu
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just a short vid of my new ft817 qrp rig , just a half wave in a tree 5 or so meters off the ground.remember i,m in new zealand , vid in the afternoon about 3.30 pm ish. great rig:) ..

DXC5189 & DFT7008 KiwiRail Southbound across the Bay at Waitati

2:17 min by wheel5800
Views: 700 Rating: 4.71

A side on look at 2 very different versions of the KiwiRail Livery ..


Mission Cove Subdivision, Dunedin, New Zealand - Nidd Realty Limited

1:32 min by NiddRealtyLimited
Views: 676 Rating: 0.00

Mission cove is a private subdivision on the border between Macandrew Bay and Company Bay. 15 minutes drive from the city centre and a step away from nature. Enjoy spectacular views of the Otago harbo ..

Dunedin Town Belt Environmental Activities, Opoho School

4:13 min by mandnjill
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The children and teachers of Opoho School Dunedin, planting trees, clearing rubbish and checking water quality with Scott Maclean, from Dunedin City Council. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Otago Peninsula

The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies south-east of Otago Harbour and runs parallel to the mainland for 20 km, with a maximum width of 9 km. It is joined to the mainland at the south-west end by a narrow isthmus about 1.5 km wide.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.86 170.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Otago Peninsula, Tombolos, Visitor attractions in Dunedin, Volcanoes of New Zealand

Portobello, New Zealand

Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour halfway along the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin City, New Zealand. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula (Portobello Peninsula) between Portobello Bay and Latham Bay. Like scores of Dunedin features, it was named after a locality, Portobello, in Edinburgh Scotland. At the end of Portobello Peninsula sits a marine research station, the Portobello Marine Laboratory, which is part of the University of Otago.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.84 170.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Otago Peninsula, Populated places in the Otago Region, Suburbs of Dunedin

Larnach Castle

Larnach Castle (also referred to as "Larnach's Castle"), is an imposing mansion on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula within the limits of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, close to the small settlement of Pukehiki. It is one of a few houses of this scale in New Zealand. The house and its grounds are regularly open to the public.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.86 170.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Dunedin, Castles in New Zealand, Gardens in New Zealand, Historic house museums in New Zealand, History of Dunedin, Houses in New Zealand, Museums in Dunedin, NZHPT Category I listings in the Otago Region, Otago Peninsula, Reportedly haunted locations in New Zealand, Robert Lawson buildings, Scottish baronial architecture, Visitor attractions in Dunedin

Portobello Marine Laboratory

The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island. It is run as part of the University of Otago, the main campus of which is 23 kilometres to the southwest in Dunedin's main urban area. The laboratory is New Zealand and Oceania's oldest established marine research facility and was opened on 13 January 1904. Originally proposed by leading naturalist G.M.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.83 170.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, University of Otago

Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua

Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is mainly a publicly accessible recreation reserve. The major buildings on the island are listed with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust and owned by the St Martin Island Community. The island served as the quarantine station for Otago from 1863 until 1924.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.83 170.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Dunedin, Islands of New Zealand, Port Chalmers

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Portobello