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Oamaru Destination Guide

Explore Oamaru in New Zealand

Oamaru in the region of Otago with its 13,000 inhabitants is a town in New Zealand - some 324 mi or ( 522 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Oamaru

Current time in Oamaru is now 05:15 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Whitstone, Wellington, Waitaki, Totara, and Richmond. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Whitstone . 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 Oamaru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Moeraki Boulders - Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand

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Moeraki Boulders and Oamaru Penguins Jamemorg's photos around Oamaru, New Zealand (travel pics)

1:36 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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viele gruesse aus oamaru

1:20 min by PureNZHaveYourSay
Views: 210 Rating: 4.00

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Oamaru and Yellow Eyed Penguins Andreat's photos around Oamaru, New Zealand (south island)

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Interesting facts about this location

Centennial Park, Oamaru

Centennial Park is a sports facility which is located on Taward Street in Oamaru. The main sports that are played at Centennial Park are rugby union, cricket and hockey. It is the home ground for the Heartland Championship team North Otago. It has hosted NPC finals and semi-finals, mostly in the last five years. One of the more notable finals held at Centeninial park was in 2002, when North Otago finished their successful season by winning 43-19.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.07 170.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cricket grounds in New Zealand, Rugby union stadiums in New Zealand

Waitaki Boys' High School

Waitaki Boys' High School is a secondary school for boys located in the northern part of the town of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, with day and boarding facilities, and was founded in 1883. As of 2012, it has a school roll of just under 500. The school has a house system with four houses, Don, Forrester, Lee and Sutherland. It organises some cultural activities together with its nearby sister school, Waitaki Girls' High School.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.08 170.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in New Zealand, Boys' schools in New Zealand, Educational institutions established in 1883, Oamaru, Schools in the Otago Region, Secondary schools in New Zealand

Waitaki Girls' High School

Waitaki Girls' High School is a state high school for girls situated in Oamaru, on the East coast of New Zealand. It was founded in 1887, and presently has a roll of just over 400 girls from the ages of 13 to 18. It also has a boarding hostel which houses approximately 50 girls, including international students and tutors. The school uses a house system with four houses and respective colours: Burn (red), Ferguson (yellow), Gibson (green) and Wilson (blue).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.09 170.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1887, Girls' schools in New Zealand, Oamaru, Schools in the Otago Region, Secondary schools in New Zealand

St. Kevin's College, Oamaru

St Kevin's College in Oamaru, New Zealand was founded in 1927. It is a Catholic school run by the Christian Brothers and Dominican Sisters for boaders and day students. St Kevin's became a co-educational school in 1983.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.07 170.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in New Zealand, Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools, Educational institutions established in 1927, Oamaru, Roman Catholic secondary schools in New Zealand, Schools in the Otago Region

St Joseph's School, Oamaru

St Joseph's School is a school in Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It was established by an order of Catholic nuns — Dominican Sisters — who started teaching in Oamaru in 1882.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.09 170.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Oamaru, Roman Catholic primary schools in New Zealand, Schools in the Otago Region

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Oamaru