Waitaki District

Waitaki District
Waitaki District
Territorial authority district
	Waitaki District Council building, Thames Street, Oamaru
	Waitaki district in the South Island
	Coordinates: 44°55′34″S 170°38′06″E / 44.926°S 170.635°E
Country	New Zealand
Regions	Canterbury (majority); Otago (part);
Communities	Ahuriri; Waihemo;
Wards	Ahuriri; Corriedale; Oamaru; Waihemo;
Formed	1989
Seat	Oamaru
Towns	List Hampden; Kakanui; Kurow; Moeraki; Omarama; Palmerston; Weston; Dunback; Duntroon; Herbert; Macraes; Maheno; Ngapara; Otematata; Pukeuri; Reidston; Waitaki Bridge;
Government
• Mayor of Waitaki	Melanie Tavendale
• Territorial authority	Waitaki District Council
• Waitaki MP	Miles Anderson
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Land	7,107.94 km2 (2,744.39 sq mi)
Population (June 2025)
• Total	24,600
• Density	3.46/km2 (8.96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
Postcode(s)	7977
Area code	03
Website	www.waitaki.govt.nz

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.