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Discover Waitara in New Zealand
Waitara in the region of Taranaki with its 6,318 habitants is a town located in New Zealand - some 160 mi or ( 258 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Waitara is now 01:37 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wellington, Waiongona, Urenui, Tikorangi, and Sentry Hill. When in this area, you might want to check out Wellington . We found 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 Waitara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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New Zealand Car, A trip in Aotearoa (Nortec , Latinsizer, womad)
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 ..
A whole new meaning comes to sheepdog
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 ..
Holiday in New Plymouth - 0508
Taking our three month old daughter Harriet to New Plymouth to meet her North Island grandparents for the first time. Includes cows, horses, pushchairs, being shot out of a canon and a dodgy slide. ..
One tui, two tui, how many tui in the cherry tree?
Scores of tui move constantly around the food sources in Tikorangi, The Jury Garden in early spring. The campanulata cherry trees are particular favourites. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at -38.98 174.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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.
Located at -38.98 174.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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.
Located at -38.98 174.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
New Plymouth Airport
New Plymouth Airport serves the city of New Plymouth, and the surrounding region of Taranaki. It is on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island and is 11 km from the city centre, on the highway north to Auckland, and 4 km from the outer suburb/satellite town of Bell Block. The airport is the 10th busiest airport in New Zealand with 32,791 aircraft movements in 2011. In October 2009, New Plymouth Airport was voted as the best regional airport in New Zealand.
Located at -39.01 174.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Bertrand Road suspension bridge
The Bertrand Road suspension bridge crosses the Waitara River, linking Huirangi, near Lepperton and Tikorangi in north Taranaki, New Zealand. The original bridge was built in 1897, and rebuilt in 1927 (using an adapted form of the original design). The original idea for the bridge was proposed by a Waitara councillor, Levi Sarten, as crossing the river to Tikorangi was proving treacherous, and road access to the area was poor.
Located at -39.05 174.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.