Waikouaiti
| Waikouaiti | ||
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 36 ′ S , 170 ° 40 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Dunedin City | |
| Ward | Waikouaiti Coast-Chalmers Ward | |
| Residents | 1 125 (2013) | |
| height | 14 m | |
| Post Code | 9510 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
| website | www.waikouaiti.co.nz | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 The New Zealand State Highway 1 runs through the place |
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Waikouaiti is a town in the urban area of Dunedin City in the Otago regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The meaning of the name is ambiguous. On the one hand, the name could be formed from the combination of " wai " for water, " koua " for to be and " iti " for small, but on the other hand there are claims that the name in the Māori language was formed from " waikawaiti " , which then something like "little salty (bitter) water" would mean.
geography
The place is located about 34 km north-northeast of the city center of Dunedin and about 13 km south-southwest of Palmerston on the Hawksbury Lagoon , which is enclosed by the entire town and has access to the Pacific Ocean from Waikouaiti Beach . The Waikouaiti River passes the town around 1 km to the west and flows into the Pacific Ocean around 4 km south at Kairitane .
The New Zealand State Highway 1 borders the town on its northern side and connects it with Waitati and Dunedin in the south and Palmerston in the north. The railway line of the South Island Main Trunk Railway runs directly through the town, but has no stopping point in town.
history
It was the former seal hunter and later ship owner Johnny Jones (1809-1869), who is credited with founding the Waikouaiti settlement . It is said to have persuaded ten settler families from New South Wales in 1840 to receive 24 acres of land after two years for a pay of 38 pounds sterling , free food and the prospect of living on Hawksbury Lagoon . However, scarce food rations led to a dispute and so the families moved on at their own risk and were replaced by new families by Jones . Jones moved the missionary James Watkin to take care of the Sisis congregation as pastor with house, church and school. So his settlement project worked and Jones himself settled in the place in 1843 and founded the Matanaka Farm .
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 1,125 inhabitants, 2.7% more than in the 2006 census.
economy
Waikouaiti is a small service center for the surrounding area that prefers to make a living from sheep breeding. The sandy beach in the south also makes the place a holiday and holiday destination.
Attractions
The Matanaka farm was on 11 December 2009 by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust accepted as worthy of protection place in Category I of the monument list and is open to visitors since that time to visit.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Waikouaiti . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 790-792 .
Web links
- Homepage . Waikouaiti and Karitane,accessed October 23, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Waikouaiti . Statistics New Zealand , accessed October 23, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Neubauer: Waikouaiti . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 791 .
- ↑ a b Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 23, 2017 .