Otaihanga

Otaihanga
Town
The Waikanae River as viewed from its southern bank in Otaihanga. Across the river is the town of Waikanae Beach.
The Waikanae River as viewed from its southern bank in Otaihanga. Across the river is the town of Waikanae Beach.
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Coordinates: 40°52′53″S 175°00′49″E / 40.8815°S 175.0137°E / -40.8815; 175.0137
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityKāpiti Coast District
WardParaparaumu Ward
CommunityParaparaumu Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityKāpiti Coast District Council
 • Regional councilGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • Kāpiti Coast MayorJanet Holborow
 • Mana MPBarbara Edmonds
 • Te Tai Hauāuru MPDebbie Ngarewa-Packer
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
910
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
5036
Area code04

Otaihanga is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island.[3] It is just north of Paraparaumu on the south bank of the Waikanae River and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. Its name is Māori for "the place made by the tide".[4]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of Taihanga [a personal name]" for Ōtaihanga.[5]

  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. ^ "Place name detail: Otaihanga". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ Kāpiti Coast District Council, "Tourism" Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 November 2007.
  5. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.