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Discover Selwyn in New Zealand

Selwyn in the region of Canterbury is a town located in New Zealand - some 209 mi or ( 336 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Selwyn

Local time in Selwyn is now 12:13 AM (Monday) . 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: West Melton, Wellington, Sandy Knolls, Richmond, and Palmerston North. When in this area, you might want to check out West Melton . 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 Selwyn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

FRANCE: PARIS: Hanging Out At The Louvre

2:07 min by EMIL WEST
Views: 20206 Rating: 0.00

Art is a core factor in the making of a great city and Paris' Louvre is a prefect example...This is part one of a walk thru of the museum. ..

1942 Willys MB Mucking about in the wet

0:18 min by DrLeavingsoon
Views: 2550 Rating: 5.00

The 1600km mark of a road trip in New Zealand. Flooding everywhere! Good fun in a 1942 Willys MB. ..


Intercambio Nova Zelandia, Christchurch / Christchurch post earthquake

3:34 min by NZEGAOCEANIA
Views: 2030 Rating: 4.53

Este vídeo é para mostrar que Christchurch, Nova Zelândia sofreu um terremoto em fevereiro de 2011, mas que agora está mais bonita e mais colorida. Veja o Nado com Golfinhos e Rafting no Rangitata. Bo ..

Dragon Boat Racing New Zealand

2:35 min by oparoozy
Views: 596 Rating: 4.00

Hamiton City Dragons Race at The NZ Nationals in Christchurch New Zealand ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Selwyn, New Zealand

Selwyn is a village in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. It was laid out in the 1860s for a population of 2,000 people, but it currently has very few houses.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.65 172.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in New Zealand, Selwyn District

Dunsandel

Dunsandel is a small rural township in the Canterbury Region of the South Island, New Zealand. The town is located on the Canterbury Plains just south of the Selwyn River and about 40 km south of Christchurch. Dunsandel is a junction town on SH1, halfway between Christchurch and Ashburton, with roads leading to Leeston, Southbridge and Hororata.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.67 172.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in New Zealand, Selwyn District

Hawkins River

The Hawkins River is a river of New Zealand. A major tributary of Canterbury's Selwyn River, it flows generally southeast from its source to the southwest of Springfield, reaching the Selwyn 10 kilometres to the west of Burnham.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.62 172.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Canterbury Region

Burnham, New Zealand

Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 28 kilometres south of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains, close to the town of Dunsandel. Burnham was named after Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire. The senior headquarters at the camp has seen many changes. Previously Headquarters 3 Task Force, 3 Task Force Region, HQ Ready Reaction Force, and 3 Land Force Group have been based here.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.62 172.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Military installations of New Zealand, New Zealand Army bases, Populated places in New Zealand, Selwyn District

Canterbury Plains

The Canterbury Plains are an area in New Zealand centred to the south of the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury Region. Their northern extremes are at the foot of the Hundalee Hills in the Hurunui District, and in the south they merge into the plains of North Otago beyond the Waitaki River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.64 172.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of the Canterbury Region, Plains of New Zealand, Wine regions of New Zealand