Haast, New Zealand

Haast
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Coordinates: 43°52′52″S 169°2′32″E / 43.88111°S 169.04222°E / -43.88111; 169.04222
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWest Coast
DistrictWestland District
WardSouthern
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWestland District Council
 • Regional councilWest Coast Regional Council
 • Mayor of WestlandHelen Lash
 • West Coast-Tasman MPMaureen Pugh
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total90
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7886
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu
Haast Beach in 1968

Haast is a small town in the Westland District territorial authority on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The township is beside the Haast River, 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Haast Junction, on State Highway 6. The Haast region is in Te Wahipounamu – The South West New Zealand World Heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 1990.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ "West Coast – Haast". New Zealand Tourism Guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.