Waihi

Waihi
Town
Waihi's Main Street (Seddon Street) looking South
Coordinates: 37°23′S 175°50′E / 37.383°S 175.833°E / -37.383; 175.833
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato region
Territorial authority	Hauraki District
Ward	Waihi Ward
Electorates	Coromandel Hauraki-Waikato
Government
• Territorial Authority	Hauraki District Council
• Regional council	Waikato Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	6,020
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	3610

Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town.

The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the Kaimai Ranges. Road access from this direction is through the winding Karangahake Gorge road. Waihi has a warm and temperate^[3] climate but unusually high rainfall for New Zealand's east coast with an average annual rainfall of 2147 mm.