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Explore Hororata in New Zealand
Hororata in the region of Canterbury is a town in New Zealand - some 212 mi or ( 341 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Hororata is now 06:44 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wellington, Waddington, Te Pirita, Sheffield, and Richmond. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wellington . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hororata ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gary Pritchard NZ Starting his Vintage BSA model C motorcyles from 1913
Het starten van een bsa uit 1913, opvalend is de Belt aandrijving in kombinatie met het fietsaandrijving gedeelte wat ook gebruikt wordt om te kunnen trappen. max snelheid ca. 40 mill ..
NZ MUSIC MONTH 2009
Fly My Pretties kick-start NZ Music Month at Wellington Airport Friday May 1 2009 ..
Flowers Clicked in New Zealand and Switzerland
Flowers Clicked by Viswanath Sivaram in New Zealand and Switzerland. Please feel free to contact me at viswanath.sivaram@gmail.com for soft copies of any of these snaps. It is recommended that you see ..
Tenisia interviewing, 9b, son of Safet Kafedzic, Ahmed. Sarajevo Grad in Christchurch NZ
Safet Kafedzic, Bosnian poet and his great works of poetry. His son Ahmed Kafedzic is here in Christchurch and is being interviewed about his lyrics of Sarajevo Grad Sarajevo City by Tenisia Hager, Vi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hororata
Hororata is a small settlement at the northwestern edge of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 15 kilometres southwest of Darfield, five kilometres south of Glentunnel, and 50 kilometres west of Christchurch, on the banks of the Hororata River. Hororata sustained some damage in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake of 4 September 2010. The settlement's most prominent building, the Anglican church of St.
Located at -43.53 171.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Coalgate, New Zealand
Coalgate is a locality in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings gave Coalgate's population as 276, and it is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. The town's name stems from it being the "gateway" to the lignite coal fields around Whitecliffs, the Rakaia Gorge, and Acheron River.
Located at -43.48 171.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Glentunnel
Glentunnel is a small village in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is officially recognised as a "populated area less than a town". The 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings gave Glentunnel's population as 129. It is located on State Highway 77 and was served by the Whitecliffs Branch, a branch line railway, from the line's opening on 3 November 1875 through to its closure on 31 March 1962.
Located at -43.48 171.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Whitecliffs Branch
The Whitecliffs Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's national rail network in the Canterbury region of the South Island. It was more industrial than the many rural branches on the South Island's east coast whose traffic primarily derived from agriculture, and it operated from 1875 until 1962.
Located at -43.48 172.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Whitecliffs
Whitecliffs is a small town with a population of 117 in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It has also been known as South Malvern (Sheffield was formerly known as Malvern), and the name of Whitecliffs comes from terrace cliffs above the Selwyn River. The town was once significantly larger and home to industrial activity such as pottery and brick-making, and coal and sand mining took place nearby.
Located at -43.47 171.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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