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Waihi Destination Guide

Touring Waihi in New Zealand

Waihi in the region of Waikato with its 4,619 citizens is located in New Zealand - some 276 mi or ( 443 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Waihi

Time in Waihi is now 06:03 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wellington, Waihi Beach, Tahawai, Palmerston North, and New Plymouth. Being here already, consider visiting Wellington . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Waihi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

New Years Eve/Night in Waihi 2011 [Clip 1]

7:45 min by Floyd Lindsay
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This is recording i did on my phone of new years eve/night 2011 , as the night progressed more dramas occurred (as you could imagine) . No hate or discriminate Waihi863, Party Hard or Just Don't Party ..

Wild New Zealand Campervan Road Trips: Hike in the Waitawheta Valley

2:27 min by WildernessNewZealand
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James and his mum Mary park their campervan for the night and take a hike on the Waitawheta Tramway, on the best hikes in the Coromandel region. The track follows the disused tramway built to extract ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Waihi

Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. It had a population of 4,503 at the 2006 census. The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the Kaimai Ranges.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.38 175.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Hauraki District, Mining communities in New Zealand, Populated places in the Waikato Region

Goldfields Railway

The Goldfields Railway is a heritage railway that operates between Waihi and Waikino in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It operates over a section of track that was part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway until the Kaimai Tunnel deviation made it redundant in 1978. The Goldfields Railway was formed in 1980 as the Goldfields Steam Train Society to retain a portion of the old main line and switched to its current name in the mid-nineties.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.38 175.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Heritage railways in New Zealand, NZHPT Category II listings in the Bay of Plenty Region, Rail transport in New Zealand, Visitor attractions in the Bay of Plenty Region

Waitara Railway Preservation Society

The Waitara Railway Preservation Society is a society established in 1999 to operate a heritage railway over the former Waitara Branch Railway that operated between Lepperton and Waitara in the New Plymouth District of New Zealand's North Island. The line had been closed that year after 124 years of operation, after the closure of the local AFFCO freezing works in the town.

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Located at -37.38 175.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Heritage railways in New Zealand, Organisations based in New Zealand, Organizations established in 1999

Waihi College

Waihi College is a co-educational secondary school located in the North Island town of Waihi in New Zealand. It was established as a District High School in 1932 and became a Forms 3–7 College in 1954. It moved to its current site in 1959. In 1976 it extended its roll to cover forms 1 and 2. Forms 1-7 are now known as years 7-13.

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Located at -37.39 175.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1932, Schools in the Waikato Region, Secondary schools in New Zealand

Martha Mine

The Martha Mine is a gold mine owned by the Newmont Mining Corporation in the New Zealand town of Waihi.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -37.39 175.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Waikato Region, Gold mines in New Zealand, Hauraki District, History of the Waikato Region, Surface mines in New Zealand

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Waihi