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Creighton Destination Guide

Explore Creighton in New Zealand

Creighton in the region of Otago is a town in New Zealand - some 410 mi or ( 659 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Creighton is now 05:57 PM (Friday) . 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: Kinloch, Invercargill, Glenorchy, Dunedin, and Closeburn. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kinloch . Where to go and what to see in Creighton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Pig Island, New Zealand

Pig Island (Mātau) is located in at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand near the township of Glenorchy. It is slightly smaller and much flatter than its more popular neighbour Pigeon Island. It is 110 hectares in size and supports a variety of regenerating native scrub as well as introduced weeds. Buff Weka are also present on Pig Island, having been transferred there from Stevensons Island (Lake Wanaka) in 2006.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -44.94 168.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of the Otago Region, Uninhabited islands of New Zealand

Lake Wakatipu

Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake (finger lake) in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of the Otago Region, near its boundary with Southland. Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori word Whakatipu wai-māori. With a length of 80 kilometres, it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 291 km, its third largest.

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Located at -45.05 168.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of the Otago Region, Queenstown-Lakes District

Pigeon Island (New Zealand)

Pigeon Island (Wāwāhi Waka) is located in at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand near the township of Glenorchy. It is 170 hectares in size and is the largest island in the lake. It was gifted to the Crown in 1884 by Queen Victoria as a reserve for the use and enjoyment of the people of the Queenstown district. There are several walking tracks around the island which makes it easy to navigate to most parts of the island.

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Located at -44.92 168.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Island restoration, Nature reserves in New Zealand, Protected areas of the Otago Region, Uninhabited islands of New Zealand

Von River

The Von River is a river in New Zealand, flowing into Lake Wakatipu. It was named after explorer Nicholas von Tunzelmann

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Located at -45.08 168.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Otago Region

Caples River

The Caples River is a river flowing into ther Greenstone River, New Zealand.

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Located at -44.93 168.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Otago Region