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Explore Balfour in New Zealand

Balfour in the region of Southland is a place in New Zealand - some 441 mi or ( 710 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Balfour is now 01:23 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Whenuatonga, Saint Patricks, Lumsden, Kaweku, and Kauhoe. Since you are here already, consider visiting Whenuatonga . Where to go and what to see in Balfour ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Balfour, New Zealand

Balfour is a small town located in the Southland Region of New Zealand. According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, it has a usually resident population of 135, unchanged from the previous census in 1996. Accounts of Balfour's naming differ: according to one report, it was named after an employee of the Waimea Company who lived there; alternatively it may have been named after James Mulville Balfour, a local surveyor.

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Located at -45.83 168.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Geography of the Southland Region, Populated places in New Zealand

Hokonui Hills

The Hokonui Hills, also known as The Hokonui Mountains or simply The Hokonui, are a range of hills in northern Southland, New Zealand. They rise to 600 metres above the surrounding Southland Plains, of which the hills mark a northern extremity. The Hokonui Hills also splits the Southland Plains in two - to the north and east lies the broad floodplain of the Mataura River, and to the south and west lie the plains of the Aparima and Oreti Rivers.

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Located at -45.95 168.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of the Southland Region, Mountain ranges of New Zealand

Riversdale, New Zealand

Riversdale is a small town in the Southland region of New Zealand. The population of Riversdale in the 2006 Census was 393, an increase of 30 people, or 8.3%, since the 2001 Census.

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Located at -45.90 168.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of the Southland Region, Populated places in New Zealand

Northern Southland College

Northern Southland College (NSC) is a secondary school for years 7 to 13. It is located in the town of Lumsden, New Zealand.

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Located at -45.74 168.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Schools in the Southland Region, Secondary schools in New Zealand

Lumsden, New Zealand

Lumsden is a town in Southland, New Zealand. Lying in a gap in the surrounding hills, it is the location of a major junction halfway along the north-south road from Queenstown to Invercargill, where it is crossed by the east-west road from Gore to Te Anau. The town had a population of 453 as of the 2001 census.

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Located at -45.73 168.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geography of the Southland Region, Populated places in New Zealand