Maheno, New Zealand

Maheno
Rural settlement
Maheno war memorial
Maheno war memorial
Map
Coordinates: 45°10′S 170°50′E / 45.167°S 170.833°E / -45.167; 170.833
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
Territorial authorityWaitaki District
WardCorriedale Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityWaitaki District Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of WaitakiGary Kircher
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total130
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Maheno is a small North Otago township south of Oamaru in New Zealand. The area has 75 residents. A number of the town's streets are named after places in Tyne and Wear, England, such as Whickham, Felling, Heworth and Jarrow. One of two New Zealand's hospital ships in World War I, the SS Maheno, was named after this town.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "The wreck of the TSS Maheno – an ANZAC story". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 19 February 2022.