Waitaki District

Waitaki District
Territorial authority district
Waitaki District Council building, Thames Street, Oamaru
Waitaki District Council building, Thames Street, Oamaru
Coat of arms of Waitaki District
Coat of arms
Waitaki district in the South Island
Waitaki district in the South Island
Coordinates: 44°55′34″S 170°38′06″E / 44.926°S 170.635°E / -44.926; 170.635
CountryNew Zealand
Regions
Communities
  • Ahuriri
  • Waihemo
Wards
  • Ahuriri
  • Corriedale
  • Oamaru
  • Waihemo
Formed1989
SeatOamaru
Towns
List
Government
 • Mayor of WaitakiGary Kircher
 • Territorial authorityWaitaki District Council
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Land7,107.94 km2 (2,744.39 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total25,100
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Postcode(s)
7977
Area code03
Websitewww.waitaki.govt.nz Edit this at Wikidata

Waitaki District is a territorial authority district that is located in the Canterbury and Otago regions of the South Island of New Zealand. It straddles the traditional border between the two regions, the Waitaki River, and its seat is Oamaru.

  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.