Rangitata (hamlet)

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Rangitata
Rural area
Rangitata countryside
Coordinates: 44°04′01″S 171°22′16″E / 44.067°S 171.371°E / -44.067; 171.371
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Timaru District
Ward	Geraldine
Community	Geraldine
Electorates	Waitaki Rangitata Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Timaru District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Timaru	Nigel Bowen
• Waitaki MP/Rangitata MP	Miles Anderson/James Meager
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7992
Area code	03

Rangitata is a settlement in New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 79.^[1] The Rangitata River is located 3 kilometres north of the town and 10.7 kilometres north of Orari.