Waitaki District (3rd Order Administrative District)

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Patrick’s Basilica, Oamaru and St Joseph’s School, Oamaru.

St Patrick’s Basilica, Oamaru

Church

Photo: Andrew Cooper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The St Patrick's Basilica or Oamaru Basilica, as it is popularly known because of its style of architecture, is a Catholic church in Oamaru, New Zealand.

St Joseph’s School, Oamaru

School

St Joseph's School is a school in Oamaru, the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It was established by an order of Catholic nuns — Dominican Sisters — who started teaching in Oamaru in 1882.

Waitaki District Council

Government office

Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.

The Waitaki District Council building, the former Oamaru Chief Post Office, is the seat of the Waitaki District in Oamaru, New Zealand. Oamaru's first post office was built in 1864 to a design by William Mason and William Clayton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oamaru and Weston.

Oamaru

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oamaru is a town in North Otago, New Zealand, with beautiful Victorian buildings crafted from the fine, white local limestone, and colonies of penguins.

Weston

Suburb

Weston is a town situated 5 km inland from Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. It is regarded as one of the more affluent towns of the Waitaki District and had a population of 1,050 in the 2018 census. Weston is situated 4 km west of Waitaki District (3rd Order Administrative District).

Pukeuri

Hamlet

Pukeuri is a settlement to the north of Oamaru in the North Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near the coast in the Waitaki District that straddles the border of Otago and Canterbury. Pukeuri is situated 8 km northeast of Waitaki District (3rd Order Administrative District).

Waitaki District (3rd Order Administrative District)

Type: Area
Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.09307° or 45° 5′ 35″ south

Longitude

170.96645° or 170° 57′ 59″ east

Elevation

57 metres (187 feet)

Open location code

4V6GWX48+QH

GeoNames ID

10942858

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glen Warren Reserve and Oamaru Rail Station.

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