Waitati

Waitati is a small coastal village in the region of Otago in New Zealand within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located near the Wadden Sea of Blueskin Bay and located 19 kilometers north of the center of Dunedin. The village has 501 inhabitants (as of 2006).

The small river Waitati River flows through the bay before it reaches the sea.

State Highway 1 (SH 1 ), also called " Dunedin Northern Motorway " known tour through the southwest of the village. Three kilometers north he climbs the Kilmog Hill.

The land from the east to the north by crossing Main South Line performs Waitati. The old station has been preserved as a passing loop and parts of the old station building to be used by railway workers.

Waitati has a school, a library of the Dunedin Public Libraries, a garden center, a café and a grocery store.

The Waitati Militia, a group that " non-lethal " warfare propagated, was founded here.

Waitati was destination for many German emigrants; until today has Waitati a high proportion of residents of German descent.

The Orokonui Ecosanctuary - conservation project is under construction and scheduled to open in 2008, but can already be visited by appointment.

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• Place in the Otago Region
• Dunedin