Para

Para is a locality in Marlborough District, Marlborough. Para is situated nearby to the locality Koromiko, as well as near Mount Pleasant.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Picton Aerodrome.

Picton Aerodrome

Aerodrome

Photo: CHCBOY, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Picton Aerodrome is a Non-Certificated Aerodrome located at Koromiko 4 NM south of Picton township in the Marlborough District of the South Island in New Zealand. Picton Aerodrome is situated 3 km northeast of Para.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koromiko and Tuamarina.

Koromiko

Locality

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Koromiko is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the area. Picton is about 6.5 km to the northeast, and Blenheim is about 21 km to the south. Picton Aerodrome is located at Koromiko. Koromiko is situated 3½ km northeast of Para.

Tuamarina

Village

Photo: DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tuamarina is a small town just north of the Wairau River and a few kilometres from the Cloudy Bay coast in Marlborough, New Zealand. The Tuamarina River flows south through the settlement and joins the Wairau River. Tuamarina is situated 7 km south of Para.

Rārangi

Village

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

Rārangi is a very small town in the South Island of New Zealand which is approximately 15 minutes drive to the north-east of Blenheim, on the coast of Cloudy Bay. A macron was officially added to the name in May 2021. Rārangi is situated 9 km east of Para.

Para

Type: Locality
Description: locality in Marlborough District, New Zealand
Location: Marlborough District, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.37026° or 41° 22′ 13″ south

Longitude

173.94134° or 173° 56′ 29″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

4VCMJWHR+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7747678717

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2184939

Wikidata ID

Q25662460

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Maori to Turkish—“Para” goes by many names.

Maori: “Para”
Turkish: “Para”

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