Fox Glacier (town)

Fox Glacier
Weheka (Māori)
Village
Fox Glacier and Craig Peak
Fox Glacier and Craig Peak
Map
Coordinates: 43°27′58″S 170°01′12″E / 43.466°S 170.020°E / -43.466; 170.020
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
 • Total2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total300
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7886
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Fox Glacier (Māori: Weheka), called Weheka until the 1940s, is a village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The village is close to the eponymous Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe.

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  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.