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Touring Taioma in New Zealand
Taioma in the region of Otago is located in New Zealand - some 383 mi or ( 617 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Time in Taioma is now 10:56 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wylies Crossing, Wingatui, Taioma, Outram, and North Taieri. Being here already, consider visiting Wylies Crossing . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Taioma ? 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 ..
Landing at Dunedin airport
Landing at Dunedin airport from Brisbane in gale cross winds .170kmph winds were recorded at airport shortly after landing. We also had a 30km final. This was the day after the Christchurch Earthquake ..
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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 8 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 9 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 10 km away
Silver Stream (New Zealand)
The Silver Stream is a small river flowing close to the town of Mosgiel in Otago, New Zealand. The Silver Stream, known in Māori as Whakaehu, rises in the Silverpeaks hills north of Dunedin, on the southern slope of Silver Peak itself, and flows initially southwards through a steep-sided forested valley before turning west at the eastern edge of the Taieri Plains at the foot of Three Mile Hill, close to Invermay Research Station.
Located at -45.89 170.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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 12 km away
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