mountain pass
Porters Pass
939 m pass on State Highway 73, the highest point on that route and the first alpine climb heading west from Christchurch.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Canterbury, New Zealand · Oceania
West Eyreton sits on the route: 15 minutes from Swannanoa, 57km from Kura Tāwhiti / Castle Hill.
West Eyreton is a town located in Canterbury, New Zealand. With a population of 1,620, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, West Eyreton sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add West Eyreton to your route.
West Eyreton is a small rural village in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is west of Kaiapoi and north-west of Eyreton and is named after Edward John Eyre, a 19th-century lieutenant governor of the South Island, then known as New Munster. In the 2001 New Zealand census the population was 1,146Read more
(573 males and 573 females), an increase of 306 or 36.4% since the 1996 census.
In the 1870s, poor transport led to the construction of the Eyreton Branch railway line, which opened on 17 December 1875. Despite its name it ran to the north of Eyreton and originally terminated in West Eyreton, extended to Bennetts Junction on the Oxford Branch on 1 February 1878. Beyond Horrelville closed on 9 February 1931, and on 26 May 1954 low traffic led to the closure of the branch. Little remains besides some of the formation and a loading bank at the site of station.
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West Eyreton is located in Canterbury, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -43.3500 latitude, 172.3833 longitude.
West Eyreton has a population of approximately 1,620 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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mountain pass
939 m pass on State Highway 73, the highest point on that route and the first alpine climb heading west from Christchurch.
53 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Field of weathered limestone boulders beside State Highway 73 in the Canterbury high country, with a car park and short walking track.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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