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    border between the two regions, the Waitaki River, and its seat is Oamaru. Waitaki District is made up of the former Waitaki County, Waihemo County and Oamaru...
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    The Waitaki River is a large braided river in the South Island of New Zealand. It drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs 209 kilometres (130 mi) south-east...
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  • Lake Waitaki is the smallest, oldest and most downstream of the three man-made lakes on the Waitaki River, and forms part of the Waitaki hydroelectric...
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    The Waitaki Dam is one of eight hydroelectric power stations which form the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme on the Waitaki River in the Canterbury Region...
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  • Radio Waitaki was a radio station in Oamaru, New Zealand. Radio Waitaki began broadcasting on 1395AM on 5 July 1980, with the late John "JR" Ramsay behind...
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    Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, it is the main town in the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Timaru and 120 kilometres...
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  • mayor of Waitaki. He has been mayor since 2013. "Our Council structure". waitaki.govt.nz. Waitaki District Council. "About our Council". waitaki.govt.nz...
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    Waitaki is an electorate for the New Zealand House of Representatives that crosses the boundary of North Otago and South Canterbury towns on the East...
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  • The 1880 Waitaki by-election was a by-election held on 16 June 1880 in the Waitaki electorate in the Otago and Canterbury regions during the 7th New Zealand...
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  • Waitaki Boys' High School is a secondary school for boys located in the northern part of the town of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, with day and boarding...
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    Kurow (redirect from Waitaki Valley School)
    Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Oamaru...
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    Kairuku (redirect from Kairuku waitaki)
    extinct genus of penguin. It contains three species, K. grebneffi, K. waitaki and K. waewaeroa. This taxon is known from bones from 27 MYA (late Oligocene)...
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  • Waitaki District Council (Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Waitaki) is the territorial authority for the Waitaki District of New Zealand. The council is led...
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    on the border of Otago and Canterbury. The Waitaki Valley GI is defined as the southern bank of the Waitaki River up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) elevation...
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  • powerhouses are situated on the following rivers: The Waikato River The Waitaki River The Clutha River Other schemes are standalone developments associated...
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    and Wānaka. Kaitangata in South Otago is a prominent source of coal. The Waitaki and Clutha rivers provide much of the country's hydroelectric power. Vineyards...
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  • The Waitaki by-election 1962 was a by-election held in the Waitaki electorate in South Canterbury and North Otago during the term of the 33rd New Zealand...
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    station as part of the Waitaki hydro scheme. Prior to the creation of the Waitaki hydro scheme, the river flowed directly into the Waitaki River rather than...
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    Island of New Zealand bounded by the Rangitata River in the north and the Waitaki River (the border with the Otago Region) to the south. The Pacific Ocean...
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    Waitaki Girls' High School is a state high school for girls situated in Oamaru, on the East coast of New Zealand. It was founded in 1887 on the initiative...
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    The town was founded in 1968 to house construction workers on the Upper Waitaki Hydroelectric Scheme. Today, Twizel is a service and tourist town for visitors...
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    Zealand covers the area of the Otago region between Shag Point and the Waitaki River, and extends inland to the west as far as the village of Omarama...
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    generated from hydroelectric power, with major schemes on the Waikato, Waitaki and Clutha / Mata-Au rivers, as well as at Manapouri. Geothermal power...
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    displayed united support for a Southern Mayoral Council. Supported by Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton and Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt, Bob Parker said...
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    artificial lake. Located in the South Island of New Zealand and part of the Waitaki River, it was created in the 1960s by construction of Benmore Dam. The...
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  • Project Aqua was a hydroelectric scheme proposed for the lower Waitaki River in New Zealand. Although the scheme had considerable support from some locals...
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    Zealand's South Island, part of the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme. Immediately upstream is Lake Benmore and downstream Lake Waitaki. Aviemore lies on both sides...
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  • Pukeuri (redirect from Lower Waitaki)
    region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near the coast in the Waitaki District that straddles the border of Otago and Canterbury. The settlement's...
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    existed in the North Island and the parts of the South Island north of the Waitaki River, and the Synod of Otago and Southland, founded by Free Church settlers...
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    August 2023. "SCHED8 - Schedule of Outstanding Natural Landscapes" (PDF). waitaki.govt.nz. "Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua". Lakes 380. "New Zealand Topographic...
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