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Explore Motunui in New Zealand

Motunui in the region of Taranaki is a town in New Zealand - some 161 mi or ( 259 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Motunui

Current time in Motunui is now 11:52 PM (Saturday) . 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: Wellington, Waitoitoi, Waiongona, Urenui, and Tarurutangi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wellington . 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 Motunui ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Light my way - Bryce Wastney - OutlineStudio

5:17 min by OutlineStudio
Views: 2530 Rating: 4.94

This is a music video I have made for my friend Bryce. Light my way is one off the eleven songs from his new album called A Perfect Day for Travel. Check out www.brycewastney.com ..

New Zealand Car, A trip in Aotearoa (Nortec , Latinsizer, womad)

2:03 min by Pepe Mogt
Views: 2090 Rating: 4.96

Love this car was aoutside a friend house in Aotearoa. This trip was during our gig in WOMAD New Zealand with Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible. Music by Latinsizer Equipment used: Drumulat ..


Keep Walking Diary - RWC 2011 Chapter 5

2:04 min by felmeireles
Views: 443 Rating: 5.00

Keep Walking trip around New Zealand during Rugby World Cup 2011. Barbecue's Day ..

A whole new meaning comes to sheepdog

0:19 min by rasersedge2004
Views: 275 Rating: 0.00

For most city farmers a dog or dogs attacking their sheep is a real problem. We have the answer. The actor playing the Big dog here is Monty and he really is a huge dog, a great Dane Rottweiler cross ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Motunui

Motunui is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, six kilometres east of Waitara.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.98 174.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: New Plymouth District, Populated places in New Zealand

Pohokura field

The Pohokura field is an oil and gas field located 4 km offshore of north Taranaki in New Zealand, in approximately 30 m of water. The field was discovered in 2000 by Fletcher Challenge and has total estimated reserves of 996 Bcf (1167 PJ) of gas and 59.4 mmbbls of condensate. The field has 6 offshore and 3 onshore wells, with the production station located on shore, adjacent to the Motunui methanol plant. The production station is unmanned, and is operated from a control room in New Plymouth.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.98 174.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Taranaki Region, Geography of the Taranaki Region, Natural gas fields in New Zealand, New Zealand seafloor (oceanography), Oil fields of New Zealand

Onaero

Onaero is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 15 kilometres east of Waitara.

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Located at -39.00 174.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: New Plymouth District, Populated places in New Zealand

Waitara River

The source of the Waitara River lies in the very steep hill country to the east of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, near Tahora. After proceeding in a southwesterly direction toward Central Taranaki, the river abruptly turns to flow in a northeasterly direction to the Tasman Sea: meeting it at the coastal town of Waitara. The river once had a dock in Waitara, where export meat from the town's Thos. Borthwick & Sons freezing-works was loaded onto ships.

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Located at -38.98 174.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Taranaki Region

Waitara, New Zealand

Waitara is a town in the northern part of the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Waitara is located just off State Highway 3, 15 km northeast of New Plymouth. Its population was 6288 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 42 from 2001. Waitara was the site of the outbreak of the Taranaki Wars in 1860 following the attempted purchase of land for English settlers from its Māori owners. Disputes over land that was subsequently confiscated by the Government continue to this day.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -38.98 174.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: New Plymouth District, Populated places in New Zealand