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Discover Pleasant Point in New Zealand
Pleasant Point in the region of Canterbury with its 1,187 habitants is a place located in New Zealand - some 277 mi or ( 445 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Pleasant Point is now 12:14 AM (Friday) . 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: Winchester, Wellington, Washdyke, Waitohi Flat, and Waitawa. When in this area, you might want to check out Winchester . 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 Pleasant Point ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Fairlie Branch Siding
You'll know if you're a true railfan if you watch all of this, it's the remaining few hundred metres of the Fairlie Branch. It was left in to give access and form a backshunt for a siding. The part I ..
Foot and Ball - The Steven Marr Story - Episode 1
Follow Steven Marr on his journey to making a local representative soccer team with the help of his less than qualified soccer coach Jacob Gormack. ..
Timaru
Hi Leute, Bin grade in Timaru und wir liegen hier am strand und chillen in der sonne. :) Hoffe euch gehts allen gut und hier kommt eine kleine nachricht an euch!!! Liiebe Gruesse ..
Gypsy Fair
Gypsy Fair held on Caroline Bay, Timaru. New Zealand. Filmed by timaruman ..
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Pleasant Point, New Zealand
Pleasant Point is a small country town in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, some 19 km inland from Timaru. A service town for the surrounding farming district, it has a population of 1,222 and one of its main attractions is the heritage railway, the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway, which operates steam locomotives and one of only two Model T Ford railcar replicas in the world. For almost one hundred years, the Fairlie branch line railway passed through the town.
Located at -44.27 171.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tengawai River
The Tengawai River (more correctly Te Ngawai) flows through south Canterbury, in New Zealand's South Island. It flows east for 35 kilometres before joining the Opihi River 20 kilometres north of Timaru.
Located at -44.25 171.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Timaru International Motor Raceway
Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or 8 kilometres outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway. The Timaru International Motor Raceway holds some of the major sporting events on New Zealand's motorsport calendar.
Located at -44.30 171.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Richard Pearse Airport
Richard Pearse Airport, also known as Timaru Airport, is located off the Pleasant Point HWY, 4 km north of the suburb Washdyke in Timaru, New Zealand. The airport takes its name from the local pioneer aviator, Richard Pearse, who allegedly flew before the Wright Brothers. Timaru is a small airport with 1 asphalt runway, and 2 grass runways, it offers regular Air New Zealand Link flights to Wellington, and on occasion Oamaru and Christchurch.
Located at -44.30 171.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Washdyke
Washdyke is an industrial suburb in the north of Timaru, in south Canterbury, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through Washdyke on the way north out of the city. The northern terminus of State Highway 8 is in Washdyke. Washdyke is home of Timaru's horse racetrack, which is named for the suburb's most famous former resident, champion racehorse Phar Lap. The Main South Line railway passes through Washdyke, and it was formerly the location of a railway junction.
Located at -44.35 171.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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