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Hindon Destination Guide
Discover Hindon in New Zealand
Hindon in the region of Otago is a town located in New Zealand - some 380 mi or ( 612 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Hindon is now 02:51 PM (Friday) . 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: Wylies Crossing, Woodside, Wingatui, Wehenga, and The Reefs. When in this area, you might want to check out Wylies Crossing . 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 Hindon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
A great reason to visit New Zealand Part 1
Part 1-The Taieri Gorge is called the Rio and Grand of New Zealand watch 9 scenic minutes of this trip. In this trip we depart Hindon and wind our way along the gorge on an extra long train full of cr ..
Taieri River Gorge, New Zealand train excursion.
Departs Dunedin, New Zealand's iconic train station and runs westward along the Taieri river as it winds away and the gorge grows deeper. Also includes a few representative photos of nearby Otago peni ..
Vulcan Railcar run to Pukerangi - Mt Allan
Vulcan railcar RM56 returns to the Taieri Gorge, after not being seen this way since 25 April 1976 when she made the final railcar trip up to Alexandra - a long 33 years, 5 months and two weeks time s ..
Vulcan railcar run to Pukerangi - riding in the railcar
Some of the original railcar drivers catching up on good old times during the journey. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Silverpeaks
The Silverpeaks (sometimes spelt Silver Peaks) is an area of rough forest and tussock and scrub covered hill country inland and to the northwest of Dunedin, New Zealand. The area is largely uninhabited; the main indication of human activity is the Taieri Gorge Railway, which preserves the route of the former Otago Central Railway that runs along the steep-sided valley of the Taieri River. Much of the area lies within the Silverpeaks Scenic Reserve.
Located at -45.70 170.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Mosgiel
Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area, but was physically separate from the contiguous suburbs until developments in the neighbouring suburb of Fairfield joined it to the city. Mosgiel has a population of approximately 10,000. Mosgiel stands at the north-eastern extremity of the Taieri Plains.
Located at -45.87 170.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Outram, New Zealand
Outram is a rural suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand, with a population of 642 (2006 Census). It is located 28 kilometres west of the central city at the edge of the Taieri Plains, close to the foot of Maungatua. The Taieri River flows close to the southeast of the town. Outram lies on State Highway 87 between Mosgiel and Middlemarch. The original town was formed at a river crossing (ferry then bridge) on a route to the Central Otago goldfields.
Located at -45.87 170.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Taieri College
Taieri College, formerly called The Taieri High School and, prior to 1956, the Mosgiel District High School, is a co-educational state school in Mosgiel, Dunedin, New Zealand. In 2003 a review of the schools on the Taieri Plains by the New Zealand Ministry of Education proposed that the high school would merge with Mosgiel Intermediate School (est. 1973) to become Taieri College from 2004.
Located at -45.88 170.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Flagstaff, Otago
Flagstaff, known in Māori as Te Whanaupaki, is a prominent hill overlooking the northwest of the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. Together with Mount Cargill, which lies to its northeast, it dominates the skyline of the city. Flagstaff lies seven kilometres to the north of Dunedin's city centre. The hill was known by the Māori as Whakari, and an anglicised form of this name is still used for the Dunedin suburb of Wakari, which lies to the south of Flagstaff.
Located at -45.83 170.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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