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Taranui Destination Guide

Explore Taranui in New Zealand

Taranui in the region of Otago is a town in New Zealand - some 333 mi or ( 536 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Taranui

Current time in Taranui is now 07:07 PM (Sunday) . 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, Weston, Wellington, Waiareka Junction, and Waianakarua. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Whitstone . We saw 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 Taranui ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

chased yellow eyed penguin! by who??

0:34 min by rudyexe
Views: 3039 Rating: 1.00

yellow eyed penguin chased by another one in Oamaru New Zealand Geel oog pinguin Nieuw Zeeland Oamaru ..

Yellow Eyed Penguins Singing

0:30 min by lukyslot
Views: 760 Rating: 1.75

In this rare footage of the world's most endangered penguin species, the male penguin actually bursts into song! ..


MSL Trip October 2009

2:16 min by wheel5800
Views: 450 Rating: 5.00

Probably the last 15 seconds is the best - this is a bit of footage shot on Mainline Steam's tour trip in October. I was a passenger between Christchurch and Dunedin. These were taken on organised pho ..

Moeraki Boulders - Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand

1:25 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWa
Views: 327 Rating: 5.00

tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Moeraki Boulders Oamaru Read more at: www.travelpod.com Travel blogs from Moeraki Boulders: - "... At Ham ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kakanui

The small town of Kakanui lies on the coast of Otago, in New Zealand, fourteen kilometres to the south of Oamaru. The Kakanui River and its estuary divide the township in two. The part of the settlement south of the river, also known as Kakanui South, formerly "Campbells Bay", was developed as a collection of cribs (holiday homes). A recent increase in the development of subdivisions have increased the density of dwellings within South Kakanui.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.18 170.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Otago Region, Waitaki District

Kakanui River

The Kakanui River is a river of North Otago, New Zealand, bridged by Highway 1 at Maheno and flowing into the Pacific Ocean at Kakanui.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.20 170.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Otago Region

Maheno, New Zealand

Maheno is a small North Otago township south of Oamaru in New Zealand. The area has 3705 residents, making it the third most populated area in North Otago, behind Oamaru and Oamaru North. A number of the town's streets are named after places in Tyne and Wear, England, such as Whickham, Felling, Heworth and Jarrow.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.17 170.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Otago Region, Waitaki District

Waianakarua River

The Waianakarua River is a river in North Otago, New Zealand, flowing into the Pacific Ocean. It is crossed by Highway 1 at Waianakarua, south of Herbert, by an old historic bridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.25 170.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Otago Region

Herbert, New Zealand

The small town of Herbert, formerly Otepopo, lies in North Otago, New Zealand, almost 100 kilometres north of Dunedin and 22 kilometres south-west of Oamaru. It lies on the edge of the Herbert Forest. Herbert consists of a group of houses and 3 churches clustered around State Highway 1. A service station is also the postal agency. Two main industries operate in Herbert; an agricultural, industrial and forestry helicopter base and a poultry unit.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -45.23 170.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Otago Region, Waitaki District