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Onauku Destination Guide

Explore Onauku in New Zealand

Onauku in the region of Marlborough is a town in New Zealand - some 24 mi or ( 39 km ) North-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Onauku is now 07:19 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Te Pangu, Te Awaiti, Richmond, and Palmerston North. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wellington . Where to go and what to see in Onauku ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

The Brothers, New Zealand

The Brothers is a group of small islands in Cook Strait, New Zealand, off the east coast of Arapawa Island. It comprises two main islands and a number of smaller islets. North Brother island in this small chain is a sanctuary for the rare reptile species, the Brothers Island tuatara and is the site of the Brothers Island Lighthouse.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.11 174.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of the Marlborough Region, Lighthouses in New Zealand, Uninhabited islands of New Zealand

Long Island, Marlborough

Long Island is located in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand. It is just over 1.41 square kilometres in area with a length of 4 km (the long axis being aligned North-east/South-west)and a maximum width of 1 km - hence the name "Long Island". The island was reserved for public utility on the 26th of March 1926 and soon after became a farm which ran between 300 and 400 sheep until January 14th 1926 when the island became a scenic reserve.

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Located at -41.11 174.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Uninhabited islands of New Zealand

Arapawa Island

Arapawa Island is a small island located in the Marlborough Sounds, at the north east tip of the South Island of New Zealand. The island has a land area of 75 km . Queen Charlotte Sound defines its western side, while to the south lies Tory Channel, which is on the sea route from Wellington in the North Island to Picton.

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Located at -41.18 174.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Geography of the Marlborough Region, Islands of New Zealand, Whaling in New Zealand, Whaling stations

Ship Cove, New Zealand

Ship Cove is a small bay in the Queen Charlotte Sound - part of the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand. It is on the west coast of the Sound, just west of Motuara Island and Long Island. The Cove was named by Captain James Cook on 15 January 1770 when his ship the Endeavour anchored there to replenish supplies of food, water and wood.

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Located at -41.09 174.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of the Marlborough Region

Blumine Island

Blumine Island, or Oruawairua in the Māori language, is in the Marlborough Sounds in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Located at -41.17 174.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of the Marlborough Region, Uninhabited islands of New Zealand