Waikouaiti
Town in Otago, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. The town is close to the coast and the mouth of the Waikouaiti River.
Waikouaiti | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 45°35′40″S 170°40′20″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Island | South Island |
Region | Otago |
Community board | Waikouaiti Coast Community Board[1] |
Electorates |
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Government | |
• Territorial authority | Dunedin City Council |
• Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
• Mayor of Dunedin | Jules Radich |
• Dunedin MP | Rachel Brooking |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Area | |
• Total | 7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[3] | |
• Total | 1,260 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Area code | 03 |
Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
Today, Waikouaiti is a retail trade and servicing centre for the surrounding district, which has sheep farming as the principal primary activity. A major egg producer, Zeagold Foods, a branch of Mainland Poultry LTD has a 500,000-hen factory farming operation here and is in the process of expanding over the next year to meet demand for egg products. Hawksbury, 3 km southwest of Waikouaiti, has a cheese factory and shop, a swimming pool and housing developed from the old mental health institution, Cherry Farm. Karitane, 3 km to the southeast has a small fishing port.