Waihi
Waihi | |
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Town | |
Waihi's Main Street (Seddon Street) looking South | |
Interactive map of Waihi | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′S 175°50′E / 37.383°S 175.833°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| Territorial authority | Hauraki District |
| Ward | Waihi Ward |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hauraki District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Thames-Coromandel | Peter Revell |
| • Coromandel MP | Scott Simpson |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 5,850 |
| • Density | 613/km2 (1,590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | 3610 |
Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town.
The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby resort town of Waihi Beach, ten kilometres to the east, is often regarded as the westernmost point of the Bay of Plenty region. To the west are the hills of the Kaimai Ranges. Road access from this direction is through the winding Karangahake Gorge road. Waihi has a warm and temperate climate but unusually high rainfall for New Zealand's east coast with an average annual rainfall of 2147 mm.