Whare Flat | |
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Rural locality | |
 Silverstream Whare Flat postcard | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′00″S 170°24′30″E / 45.81667°S 170.40833°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Island | South Island |
| Region | Otago |
| Territorial authority | Dunedin |
| Community board | Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board[1] |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Dunedin City Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Dunedin | Jules Radich |
| • Taieri MP | Ingrid Leary |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 9092 |
| Area code | 03 |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Whare Flat is a locality some 15 km to the northwest of Dunedin city centre, in the South Island of New Zealand.[2] It is located at a widening of the Silver Stream's valley amid the foothills of the Silverpeaks.[3]
Whare Flat is the location of a scout camp, Camp Waiora,[4] and plays host annually to the Whare Flat Folk Festival,[5] the southern South Island's biggest annual folk music event, which is held over the New Year holiday.
The "whare" of Whare Flat's name was not a traditional Māori structure, but was actually a shepherd's hut.[6]
- ^ "2016 Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board Boundary" (PDF). dunedin.govt.nz. Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Dowling, P. (ed.) (2004). Reed New Zealand atlas. Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 103. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
- ^ Wise's New Zealand guide (1969) Dunedin: H. Wise & Co. p. 413.
- ^ Wairoa Scout Camp official website.
- ^ Whare Flat Folk Festival official website.
- ^ Reed, A.W. (1975). Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 475.