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Waitohi
Rural area in Canterbury, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waitohi, Waitohi Flat and Upper Waitohi are small farming centres from 5 to 16 km west of Temuka and north of the Opihi river, South Canterbury in New Zealand. They are about 20 km north of Timaru.
For the town in Marlborough, see Picton, New Zealand.
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Waitohi | |
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Coordinates: 44°13′S 171°11′E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Canterbury |
Territorial authority | Timaru District |
Ward | Pleasant Point-Temuka |
Community | Temuka |
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Government | |
• Territorial authority | Timaru District Council |
• Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
• Mayor of Timaru | Nigel Bowen |
• Waitaki MP | Miles Anderson |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 7985 |
Area code | 03 |
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It is the area where Richard Pearse, a pioneer aviator, lived and farmed. From 1902 to 1904, Richard Pearce built and flew experimental aircraft on his Waitohi farm and managed to achieve powered flight.