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Explore Tangoio in New Zealand
Tangoio in the region of Hawke's Bay is a town in New Zealand - some 176 mi or ( 283 km ) North-East of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Tangoio is now 05:18 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: Westshore, Wellington, Tutira, Tangoio, and Richmond. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Westshore . 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 Tangoio ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Napier to Wairoa Road Trip
SH 2 between Napier and Wairoa is a classic drivers road. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay
Whirinaki is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It lies close to the junction of State Highways 2 and 5, and is most notable as the location of Pan Pac Mill, one of Hawke's Bay's largest industrial plants.
Located at -39.38 176.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd
Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd is a Japanese owned forest products company based in Whirinaki, near Napier, New Zealand. The company includes forestry operations, manufacturing and sales of TMP wood pulp and lumber products, employing approximately 330 staff.
Located at -39.38 176.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Waipatiki Beach
Waipatiki Beach is a small coastal village in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. It is situated in a little valley at the end of a road that branches off the main road from Napier to Gisborne and that finally, after 11 km, leads to a small sandy beach; first Tangoio Rd, then Waipatiki Rd. Waipatiki Beach lies nearly exactly north of Napier, some 20 km, as the crow flies, and is a small beach side community with alternative lifestyle residents (43 households in 2005).
Located at -39.30 176.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Esk River (Hawke's Bay)
The more northerly of the two Esk Rivers in New Zealand lies in Hawke's Bay, in the eastern North Island. One of the region's major rivers, it flows south from the slopes of Mount Taraponui in the Maungaharuru Range before turning east to reach Hawke Bay 10 kilometres to the north of Napier. State Highway 5 follows the lower course of the river for several kilometres close to the settlement of Eskdale. The river is probably named after the Esk River in southern Scotland and north-west England.
Located at -39.40 176.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 10:47 am on Tuesday 3 February 1931, killing 256 and devastating the Hawke's Bay region. It remains New Zealand's deadliest natural disaster. Centred 15 km north of Napier, it lasted for two and a half minutes and measured magnitude 7.8 Ms. There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks. The main shock could be felt in much of the southern half of the North Island.
Located at -39.30 177.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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