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Oakura Destination Guide

Discover Oakura in New Zealand

Oakura in the region of Taranaki is a place located in New Zealand - some 156 mi or ( 251 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Oakura

Local time in Oakura is now 04:07 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wellington, Warea, Tumahu, Tataraimaka, and Puniho. When in this area, you might want to check out Wellington . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Oakura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

TARANAKI TRUCK SHOW PARADE 5-2-2012 NEW PLYMOUTH

9:55 min by fatnuts777666
Views: 19307 Rating: 4.36

2012 taranaki truck show,in support of child cancer, filmed in new plymouth as the convoy headed east through the city on there way to park up for the show n shine, a massive congrats to those who spe ..

Crossing the Ditch - the boys' arrival

4:24 min by slopnz
Views: 3778 Rating: 5.00

The arrival of the Australian kayakers, who have crossed the Tasman from Australia to New Zealand, in New Plymouth, Taranaki on 13 January 2008. ..


Flash mob haka -Taranaki center city

1:43 min by MaoriMafyah
Views: 1486 Rating: 4.56

2nd flash mob haka of da day ..

Shaun Preston and friends - New Plymouth, My Kind of City

4:26 min by wateratz
Views: 1369 Rating: 5.00

Shaun and Avi Diva (Cameron on drums) combined for this special one-off performance at Americarna 2009. (Apologies for poor audio quality, the tripod being knocked and a fold back failing! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Oakura

Oakura is a small township in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 15 kilometres south-west of New Plymouth. Okato is 12 km further south-west. The Oakura River flows past the town and into the North Taranaki Bight. To the south is the Kaitake Range, part of Egmont National Park. The population of Oakura was 1,359 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 105 from 2001.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -39.12 173.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: New Plymouth District, Populated places in New Zealand

Oakura River

The Oakura River is a river of the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows north from the slopes of Taranaki/Mount Egmont, veering northwest before reaching the Tasman Sea at Oakura, southwest of New Plymouth.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -39.10 173.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Taranaki Region

Tapuae Marine Reserve

Tapuae Marine Reserve is a marine reserve created in 2008 off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand. It protects an area of 1404 ha and adjoins the Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -39.06 174.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Marine reserves of New Zealand, New Plymouth District, Protected areas established in 2008, Protected areas of the Taranaki Region

Spotswood, New Zealand

Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. The population was 2,010 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 27 from 2001.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -39.07 174.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Suburbs of New Plymouth

Moturoa

Moturoa is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre. The population was 3,558 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 315 from 2001. The Ngamotu Domain lies to the south of Moturoa, and Mount Moturoa to the west. Ngamotu Beach is to the north.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -39.06 174.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Suburbs of New Plymouth