Waitaki District Council
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.Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Wednesday and Friday: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM—4:00 PM - Email: service@waitaki.govt.nz
- Type: Government office
- Description: historic building in Oamaru, New Zealand (previously the Oamaru Post Office)
- Also known as: “Oamaru Post Office” and “Waitaki District Council building”
- Address: 20 Thames Street, Oamaru
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forrester Art Gallery and Thames Street Bridge.
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 4½ km northwest of Waitaki District Council.
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 9 km northeast of Waitaki District Council.
Waitaki District Council
- Categories: post office, government building, historic building, and office
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-45.10101° or 45° 6′ 4″ southLongitude
170.96889° or 170° 58′ 8″ eastOpen location code
4V6GVXX9+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4655120608OpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q24190025
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In Other Languages
“Waitaki District Council” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Здание окружного совета Уаитаки”
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Highlights include Banks Park and Bank of New South Wales (Former).
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