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Kiteroa Destination Guide
Explore Kiteroa in New Zealand
Kiteroa in the region of Otago is a town in New Zealand - some 380 mi or ( 611 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kiteroa is now 05:40 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: Wylies Crossing, Traquair, Taioma, Sutton, and North Taieri. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wylies Crossing . 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 Kiteroa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
A great reason to visit New Zealand Part 1
Part 1-The Taieri Gorge is called the Rio and Grand of New Zealand watch 9 scenic minutes of this trip. In this trip we depart Hindon and wind our way along the gorge on an extra long train full of cr ..
Taieri River Gorge, New Zealand train excursion.
Departs Dunedin, New Zealand's iconic train station and runs westward along the Taieri river as it winds away and the gorge grows deeper. Also includes a few representative photos of nearby Otago peni ..
Vulcan Railcar run to Pukerangi - Mt Allan
Vulcan railcar RM56 returns to the Taieri Gorge, after not being seen this way since 25 April 1976 when she made the final railcar trip up to Alexandra - a long 33 years, 5 months and two weeks time s ..
Taieri Gorge.mp4
Condensed trip to Dunedin on the Taieri Gorge Railway. October/2003 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Silverpeaks
The Silverpeaks (sometimes spelt Silver Peaks) is an area of rough forest and tussock and scrub covered hill country inland and to the northwest of Dunedin, New Zealand. The area is largely uninhabited; the main indication of human activity is the Taieri Gorge Railway, which preserves the route of the former Otago Central Railway that runs along the steep-sided valley of the Taieri River. Much of the area lies within the Silverpeaks Scenic Reserve.
Located at -45.70 170.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Outram, New Zealand
Outram is a rural suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 642 (2006 Census). It is located 28 kilometres west of the central city at the edge of the Taieri Plains, close to the foot of Maungatua. The Taieri River flows close to the southeast of the town. Outram lies on State Highway 87 between Mosgiel and Middlemarch. The original town was formed at a river crossing (ferry then bridge) on a route to the Central Otago goldfields.
Located at -45.87 170.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Mosgiel
Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area, but was physically separate from the contiguous suburbs until developments in the neighbouring suburb of Fairfield joined it to the city. Mosgiel has a population of approximately 10,000. Mosgiel stands at the north-eastern extremity of the Taieri Plains.
Located at -45.87 170.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Taieri College
Taieri College, formerly called The Taieri High School and, prior to 1956, the Mosgiel District High School, is a co-educational state school in Mosgiel, Dunedin, New Zealand. In 2003 a review of the schools on the Taieri Plains by the New Zealand Ministry of Education proposed that the high school would merge with Mosgiel Intermediate School (est. 1973) to become Taieri College from 2004.
Located at -45.88 170.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Taieri Plains
The Taieri Plains are an area of fertile agricultural land to the southwest of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. The plains cover an area of some 300 square kilometres, with a maximum extent of 30 kilometres. The floodplains of the Taieri and Waipori Rivers, the plains are enclosed to the west by the Maungatua and Silverpeaks Ranges, and to the south and east by a low range of coastal hills.
Located at -45.89 170.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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