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Discover Ashburton in New Zealand
Ashburton in the region of Canterbury with its 30,100 habitants is a town located in New Zealand - some 238 mi or ( 383 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Ashburton is now 06:24 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Winslow, Willowby, Wheatstone, Wellington, and Wakanui. When in this area, you might want to check out Winslow . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ashburton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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2008 Street Rod Nationals - Ashburton NZ
Over the 2008 Easter Holiday the Americar Rod & Custom Club hosted the 2008 Street Rod Nationals. The public show was held on Sunday at the Ashburton Race Course. My friend took 200 photo's of the tas ..
lifestyle-motorhomes-new-zealand.flv
Lifestyle Motorhomes are experience motorhome builders in Ashburton, New Zealand. Here's an example of the sort of motorhome conversion they can do. From conversions to complete new builds or camperva ..
Bev talking turkish rugs
pearlsandpipis.blogspot.com Peter and I have returned home from another travel adventure. Europe, Jordan and Egypt this time. I enjoy the art, colour and texture I find in markets and bazaars around t ..
JA1260 2010 Saturday
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Interesting facts about this location
Ashburton Domain
Ashburton Domain is a cricket ground in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. The first recorded match on the ground came when Ashburton Country played the touring Tasmania team in 1884. The ground later held its first major match when Canterbury played Otago in the 1980/81 Shell Cup. Three further List A matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Canterbury play Central Districts in the 1988/89 Shell Cup.
Located at -43.90 171.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
3ZE
3ZE or as it became known 92.5 3ZE FM was a local radio station that operated in Ashburton, New Zealand. The station was originally launched on 873AM frequency as an independently operated station then after being sold by Radio New Zealand's when the Government divested itself of its commercial radio stations became part of the Community Radio Network. The station added an FM frequency which improved reception and suited the inclusion of a significant amount of music within its programme.
Located at -43.91 171.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ashburton College
Ashburton College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Ashburton, New Zealand. It opened in 1965 following the merger of two Ashburton secondary schools: Ashburton High School and Hakatere College. Serving Years 9 to 13, Ashburton College has a roll of 1148 students as of November 2012.
Located at -43.89 171.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tinwald, New Zealand
Tinwald is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand, now little more than a suburb of Ashburton. It lies to the south of the larger town, separated from it by the Ashburton River. The town was named after Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. Prominent former citizens of Tinwald include William Massey, who was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925.
Located at -43.92 171.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ashburton Aerodrome
Ashburton Aerodrome is a small airport 2 NM to the east of Ashburton township on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Newmans Air operated a Christchurch to Queenstown via Ashburton service in the 1980s it allowed skiers to connect to the nearby skifield of MT Hutt. Currently no scheduled services fly into Ashburton.
Located at -43.90 171.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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