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Discover Quarry Hills in New Zealand
Quarry Hills in the region of Southland is a town located in New Zealand - some 462 mi or ( 744 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .
Local time in Quarry Hills is now 11:34 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Tokanui, Slope Point, Otara, Invercargill, and Haldane. When in this area, you might want to check out Tokanui . 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 Quarry Hills ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Southern Scenic Route of South Island, New Zealand
Bardsley family takes grandma on a tour of the southern scenic route of New Zealand. Filmed January 2011. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tokanui
Tokanui is a community in the eastern portion of Southland District Council, located on the Southern Scenic Route about 55 km east of Invercargill and 109 km southwest of Balclutha, New Zealand. The town is a part of Statistics New Zealand's Toetoes area. In 2001 the area had 1,659 people living it. Tokanui was also the eastern terminus of the Tokanui Branch railway line operating from Invercargill.
Located at -46.57 168.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Waikawa, Southland
Waikawa is the name of a small settlement in Southland, New Zealand, at the southwestern edge of The Catlins. The township is now a small fishing settlement, but at one time in the late 19th century was a major port, shipping timber from the sawmills of the Catlins north to help build the new town of Dunedin. Originally a small Maori community, the first European settlers to the area set up sawmills in the late 1830s.
Located at -46.63 169.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Curio Bay
Located near the southern end of New Zealand's South Island, Curio Bay is a coastal embayment best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old. It also hosts a yellow-eyed penguin colony, arguably the rarest of penguin species, with approximately 1600 breeding pairs in the extant population. The area is home to the endemic Hector's Dolphin, and Southern Right Whales have also been observed offshore. Curio Bay is one of the major attractions in the Catlins.
Located at -46.66 169.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Slope Point
Slope Point is the southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand. Slope Point lies just south of the small settlements of Waikawa and Haldane, near the southwestern edge of the Catlins and Toetoes Bay and 70 km (40 mi) east of Invercargill. The land around Slope Point is used for sheep farming with no houses anywhere nearby. Eroded cliffs drop down to the sea below.
Located at -46.68 169.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Waikawa River
The Waikawa River flows east then south through the Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. Its total length is 23 kilometres, and it flows into the Pacific Ocean at Waikawa. Close to its mouth, it cascades over a small series of cataracts, ironically named Niagara Falls. The river's source is located 15 kilometres east of Fortrose.
Located at -46.65 169.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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