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Waitaki District

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Waitaki District
| settlement_type = [[Districts of New Zealand|Territorial authority district]]
| image_skyline = Oamaru Post Office and war memorial.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Waitaki District Council building]], Thames Street, Oamaru
| total_type = Total
| image_shield = Waitaki District Council Crest.jpg
| shield_size = 120x90px
| image_map = Waitaki in the South Island.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Waitaki district in the [[South Island]]
| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:NZ_type:adm2nd|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]]s
| subdivision_name1 = {{unbulleted list
|[[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] (majority)
|[[Otago]] (part)
}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Community boards in New Zealand|Communities]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{hlist|Ahuriri|Waihemo}}
| subdivision_type3 = Wards
| subdivision_name3 = {{hlist|Ahuriri|Corriedale|Oamaru|Waihemo}}
| established_title = Formed
| established_date = 1989
| seat_type =
| seat = [[Oamaru]]
| parts_type = Towns
| p1 = [[Hampden, New Zealand|Hampden]]
| p2 = [[Kakanui]]
| p3 = [[Kurow]]
| p4 = [[Moeraki]]
| p5 = [[Omarama]]
| p6 = [[Palmerston, New Zealand|Palmerston]]
| p7 = [[Weston, New Zealand|Weston]]
| p8 = [[Dunback]]
| p9 = [[Duntroon, New Zealand|Duntroon]]
| p10 = [[Herbert, New Zealand|Herbert]]
| p11 = [[Macraes]]
| p12 = [[Maheno, New Zealand|Maheno]]
| p13 = [[Ngapara]]
| p14 = [[Otematata]]
| p15 = [[Pukeuri]]
| p16 = [[Reidston]]
| p17 = [[Waitaki Bridge]]
| leader_title= [[Mayor of Waitaki]]
| leader_name = {{NZ officeholder data|Waitaki District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title2= [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authority]]
| leader_name2 = [[Waitaki District Council]]
| leader_title3= [[Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)|Waitaki MP]]
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waitaki MP|y}}
| leader_title4= [[Te Tai Tonga|Te Tai Tonga MP]]
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}}
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/>
| area_land_km2 = 7107.94
| population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018|showref=y}}
| population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Waitaki district|y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban =
| timezone = [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]]
| utc_offset = +12
| timezone_DST = NZDT
| utc_offset_DST = +13
| postal_code_type = Postcode(s)
| postal_code = [http://www.nzpost.co.nz/sites/default/files/uploads/shared/postcodemaps/waitaki-district.pdf Map of postcodes]
| postal2_code_type = Postcode(s)
| postal2_code = 7977
| area_code = 03
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Waitaki District''' is a [[Districts of New Zealand|territorial authority district]] in the [[Canterbury Region|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]].

==History==
Waitaki District is made up of the former Waitaki County, Waihemo County and Oamaru Borough, which were amalgamated in 1989. It is governed by the [[Waitaki District Council]].

==Name==
During the colonial period, the area was also known as ''Molesworth''.<ref>{{cite news |title=What's In A Name? Geographic Board's Work |work=[[The Evening Post (New Zealand)|The Evening Post]] |date=27 April 1934 |access-date=24 June 2018 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19340427.2.179 }}</ref> However, the Māori name ''Waitaki'' eventually prevailed.

==Geography==
It has a land area of {{Convert|7107.73|km2|abbr=on}}, of which {{Convert|4195.17|km2|abbr=on}} or 59.02% is in the Canterbury Region and {{Convert|2912.56|km2|abbr=on}} or 40.98% in the Otago Region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.arcgis.com}}</ref> It is the only district in the [[South Island]] that lies in two regions.<ref>Siobhan Downes, [https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/dunedin/300311308/why-waitaki-wants-its-name-on-the-tourism-map "Why Waitaki wants its name on the tourism map"], stuff.co.nz, 19 May 2021.</ref>

A major reason for this split was the governance of the Waitaki River, which formed a political boundary between Canterbury and Otago. With major hydro schemes on this river, it was decided to place the entire catchment in one administrative region, thus forming the split.{{when|please add the year this administrative change was made|date=April 2020}} Some people in the Canterbury Region of Waitaki District still regard themselves as part of Otago, and attempts have been made in the past to change the boundary. The district, which is agricultural by nature, comprises the wide [[alluvial fan]] of the river, and runs inland along the banks of the river, forming a roughly triangular region.

===Urban areas and settlements===
Oamaru, the district seat, is the only town in the Waitaki district with a population over 1,000. It is home to {{NZ population data 2018|Oamaru|y}} people, {{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Oamaru|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waitaki district|y}}|R}}*100|1}}% of the district's population.{{NZ population data 2018||||y||.}}

Other settlements and localities in the district include:

'''Ahuriri Ward:'''
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Lake Aviemore|Aviemore]]
* [[Lake Benmore|Benmore]]
* [[Black Point, New Zealand|Black Point]]
* [[Bortons]]
* [[Clearburn]]
* [[Danseys Pass]]
* '''''[[Duntroon, New Zealand|Duntroon]]'''''
* [[Earthquakes, New Zealand|Earthquakes]]
* [[Kokoamo]]
* '''[[Kurow]]'''
* [[Lake Ōhau|Ōhau]]
* [[Lake Waitaki]]
* [[Lindis Pass]]
* [[Livingstone, Otago|Livingstone]]
* [[Maerewhenua]]
* '''[[Omarama]]'''
* [[Otekaieke]]
* '''''[[Otematata]]'''''
* [[Otiake]]
* [[Pukeraro]]
* [[Strachans]]
* [[Waikaura]]
* [[Wharekuri]]
{{Div col end}}

'''Waihemo Ward:'''

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* [[Billys Flat]]
* '''''[[Dunback]]'''''
* [[Flag Swamp]]
* [[Glenpark, New Zealand|Glenpark]]
* [[Goodwood, New Zealand|Goodwood]]
* [[Green Valley, New Zealand|Green Valley]]
* '''[[Hampden, New Zealand|Hampden]]'''
* [[Hillgrove, New Zealand|Hillgrove]]
* [[Inch Valley]]
* [[Kaika, New Zealand|Kaika]]
* [[Kātiki]]
* '''''[[Macraes]]'''''
* [[Mākareao]]
* [[Meadowbank, Otago|Meadowbank]]
* '''[[Moeraki]]'''
* [[Moonlight Flat, New Zealand|Moonlight Flat]]
* [[Morrisons, New Zealand|Morrisons]]
* [[Nenthorn]]
* '''[[Palmerston, New Zealand|Palmerston]]'''
* [[Pleasant Valley, Otago|Pleasant Valley]]
* [[Shag Point, New Zealand|Shag Point]]
* [[Shag Valley]]
* [[Stoneburn]]
* [[Trotters Gorge]]
* [[Waianakarua]]
* [[Waihemo]]
* [[Wairunga]]
* [[Waynes, New Zealand|Waynes]]
* [[Puketapu, New Zealand|Puketapu]]
{{Div col end}}

'''Corriedale Ward:'''
{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Airedale, New Zealand|Airedale]]
* ''[[All Day Bay]]''
* [[Awamoko]]
* [[Cormacks, New Zealand|Cormacks]]
* [[Corriedale, New Zealand|Corriedale]]
* [[Elderslie, New Zealand|Elderslie]]
* [[Enfield, New Zealand|Enfield]]
* [[Five Forks, New Zealand|Five Forks]]
* [[Fuchsia Creek]]
* [[Georgetown, Otago|Georgetown]]
* '''''[[Herbert, New Zealand|Herbert]]'''''
* [[Hilderthorpe]]
* [[Incholme]]
* [[Island Cliff]]
* [[Island Stream]]
* '''[[Kakanui]]'''
* [[Kauru Hill]]
* [[Kia Ora, New Zealand|Kia Ora]]
* [[Kuriheka]]
* '''''[[Maheno, New Zealand|Maheno]]'''''
* [[Maraeweka]]
* [[Marakerake]]
* [[Maruakoa]]
* '''''[[Ngapara]]'''''
* [[Otepopo]]
* [[Papakaio]]
* [[Peebles, New Zealand|Peebles]]
* '''''[[Pukeuri]]'''''
* [[Queens Flat]]
* '''''[[Reidston]]'''''
* [[Richmond, Otago|Richmond]]
* [[Rosebery, New Zealand|Rosebery]]
* [[Tapui]]
* [[Taranui, New Zealand|Taranui]]
* [[Teschemakers]]
* [[Tokarahi]]
* [[Totara, New Zealand|Totara]]
* [[Waimotu]]
* '''''[[Waitaki Bridge]]'''''
* [[Whitecraig, New Zealand|Whitecraig]]
* [[Whitstone, New Zealand|Whitstone]]
* [[Windsor Park, Otago|Windsor Park]]
* [[Windsor, North Otago|Windsor]]
{{Div col end}}

'''Oamaru Ward:'''
* [[Ardgowan, New Zealand|Ardgowan]]
* '''[[Oamaru]]'''
* '''[[Weston, New Zealand|Weston]]'''

==Demographics==
Waitaki District covers {{Convert|7107.94|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=13 March 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Waitaki district|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waitaki district|y}}|R}}/7107.94|1}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|20,223|2013|20,829|2018|22,308|2023|23,472|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Waitaki District (068)|waitaki-district|Waitaki District}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}}
Waitaki District had a population of 23,472 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 1,164 people (5.2%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 2,643 people (12.7%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 11,658 males, 11,745 females and 69 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 9,975 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.068%2Bw_06801%2Bw_06802%2Bw_06803%2Bw_06804.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.4% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 46.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 4,035 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 3,507 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 10,317 (44.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 5,610 (23.9%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.0% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 9.5% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 5.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 6.9% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori language by 1.4%, Samoan by 0.3% and other languages by 9.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 36.4% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.9% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.5% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.2% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.5% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.6% [[New Age]], 0.1% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]], and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 51.8%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,262 (11.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 10,641 (54.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 5,844 (30.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,311 people (6.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9,210 (47.4%) people were employed full-time, 2,748 (14.1%) were part-time, and 333 (1.7%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.068.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Waitaki District (068)}}</ref>
[[File:2023 NZ Census Population Density - Waitaki District.png|thumb|Population density in the 2023 census]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual wards (2018 boundaries)
|-
!Name !! Area (km2) !! Population !! Density (per km2) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median income
|-
| Ahuriri Ward || style="text-align:right;"|4,195.39 || style="text-align:right;"|1,899 || style="text-align:right;"|0.45 || style="text-align:right;"|900 || 46.6 years || $39,100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_06801.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Ahuriri Ward}}</ref>
|-
| Oamaru Ward || style="text-align:right;"|38.55 || style="text-align:right;"|14,499 || style="text-align:right;"|376.11 || style="text-align:right;"|6,069 || 46.3 years || $33,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_06802.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Oamaru Ward}}</ref>
|-
| Waihemo Ward || style="text-align:right;"|1,321.15 || style="text-align:right;"|2,511 || style="text-align:right;"|1.90 || style="text-align:right;"|1,137 || 50.2 years || $32,400<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_06803.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Waihemo Ward}}</ref>
|-
| Corriedale Ward || style="text-align:right;"|1,552.85 || style="text-align:right;"|4,560 || style="text-align:right;"|2.94 || style="text-align:right;"|1,869 || 43.2 years || $41,300<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_06804.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Corriedale Ward}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 38.1 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $41,500
|}

==Economy==
A relatively sparsely settled area, the District has a large number of farms. However, in recent times (late 2000s), numerous proposals for new farming operations have locals fearing that the agriculture will be transformed from often family-held farms to large [[agribusiness]] operations, causing local ecological damage and siphoning off capital overseas.<ref name="TREASURE">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10624719|title=A national treasure is being squandered|date=8 February 2010|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=8 February 2010|first=Gary|last=Taylor}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.waitaki.govt.nz/ Waitaki District Council]
*[http://www.waitaki.net.nz/ Information about Waitaki District]
*[http://www.wdb.co.nz/ Waitaki Development Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018080337/http://www.wdb.co.nz/ |date=18 October 2007 }}

{{Adjacent communities
| title = Adjacent cities and districts
| Centre = Waitaki
| N = [[Mackenzie District|Mackenzie]], [[Waimate District|Waimate]]
| E = ''[[Pacific Ocean]]''
| S = [[Central Otago District|Central Otago]], [[Dunedin]]
| W = [[Queenstown-Lakes District|Queenstown-Lakes]]
| NW = [[Westland District|Westland]]
}}
{{Waitaki District}}
{{Cities and districts of New Zealand}}

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|Ship flag={{USN flag|1955}}
|Ship name=''Juneau''
|Ship namesake=City of [[Juneau, Alaska]]
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder= [[Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]]
|Ship laid down= 15 September 1944
|Ship launched= 15 July 1945
|Ship acquired=
|Ship sponsor=Mrs. B. L. Bartlett
|Ship commissioned= 15 February 1946
|Ship decommissioned= 23 July 1955
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship struck= 1 November 1959
|Ship renamed=
|Ship reclassified= CLAA-119, 18 March 1949
|Ship identification=*[[Hull classification symbol#Surface combatant type|Hull number]]: CL-119
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]:NTLP
*{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Tango}}{{ICS|Lima}}{{ICS|Papa}}
|Ship homeport=
|Ship motto=
|Ship nickname=''The Galloping Ghost''
|Ship honors= [[USS Juneau (CL-119)#Awards|See ''Awards'']]
|Ship fate= [[Ship breaking|Scrapped]], 29 April 1960
|Ship notes=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Header caption= (as built)<ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_atlanta_class_cruisers.html | title=Atlanta Class Cruisers | publisher=Historyofwar.org | date=13 January 2015 | access-date=22 November 2015 | author=Rickard, J}}</ref><ref name="haze">{{cite web | url=http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/cruisers/ca-cl2.htm | title=US Cruisers List: US Light/Heavy/AntiAircraft Cruisers, Part 2 | publisher=Hazegray.org | date=24 April 2000 | access-date=23 October 2015 | archive-date=16 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116051611/http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/cruisers/ca-cl2.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Ship class= {{sclass|Juneau|cruiser|0}} [[light cruiser]]
| Ship displacement = 6,500 tons (standard); 8,450 tons (loaded)
| Ship length = {{convert|541|ft|0|in|abbr=on|1}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|52|ft|10|in|abbr=on|1}}
| Ship draft = {{convert|20|ft|6|in|abbr=on|1}}
| Ship propulsion = * 4 × 665 psi boilers
* 2 geared steam turbines
* {{convert|78749|hp|MW|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed = {{convert|32.7|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = {{convert|6440|nmi|km}} at {{convert|20|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship complement = *Officer: 47
*Enlisted: 695
| Ship sensors = *'''Early''':
*[[SC-2 radar|SC-2]] [[Air search radar|air-search radar]]
*[[SG-1 radar|SG-1]] [[surface-search radar]]
*'''Later''':
*[[AN/SPS-6]] air-search radar
*[[SR-3 radar|SR-3]] surface-search radar
*[[SP (radar)|SP]] [[fighter-direction radar]]
| Ship EW =
| Ship armament =
* '''As built''':
* 6 dual [[5"/38 caliber gun]]s
* 6 quad and 4 dual [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm gun]]s
* 8 dual [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon]]s
* '''1952 Configuration''':
* 6 dual 5"/38 caliber guns
* 6 dual and 2 single [[3"/50 caliber gun]]s
| Ship armor = *[[Armor belt|Belt]]: {{convert|1.1|-|3+3/4|in|mm|abbr=on}}
*[[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|1+1/4|in|mm|abbr=on}}
*[[Gun turret|Turret]]s: {{convert|1+1/4|in|mm|abbr=on}}
*[[Conning tower|Conning Tower]]: {{convert|2+1/2|in|mm|abbr=on}}
| Ship notes =
| Ship boats = 2 × [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboat]]s
}}
|}

The second '''USS ''Juneau'' (CL-119/CLAA-119)''' was the lead ship of the [[United States Navy]] {{sclass|Juneau|cruiser}}s.

==Construction and commissioning==
''Juneau'' was [[Keel-laying|laid down]] by the [[Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]] in [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]], [[New Jersey]], on 15 September 1944; [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 15 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. B. L. Bartlett; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] 15 February 1946.<ref name=DANFS>{{cite DANFS |url= http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/juneau-ii.html |title= Juneau II (CL-119) |date= 24 July 2015 |access-date= 23 November 2015 }}</ref>

==Service history==

===Mediterranean, 1946-1949===
''Juneau'' spent her first year of commissioned service in operations along the [[Atlantic (ocean)|Atlantic]] seaboard and [[Caribbean]]. Prior to the [[Korean War]], she deployed three times in the [[Mediterranean]]. The ship cleared [[New York City|New York]] on 16 April 1947, and joined the [[United States Sixth Fleet|6th Fleet]] at [[Free Territory of Trieste|Trieste]] on 2 May where she aided in stabilizing the unresolved question of territorial ownership between [[Italy]] and [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]. During an extended tour of [[Greece]], she provided ample warning to the [[Communist Party of Greece|communists]] that aggression would not go unchallenged. The ship returned to Norfolk on 15 November for training, and was back on duty with the 6th Fleet from 14 June-3 October 1948 and again from 3 May-26 September 1949. As on her first cruise, she ranged the Mediterranean to assure Europeans and Africans of the USA's intention to guard world peace and freedom.<ref name=DANFS />

Having been reclassified CLAA-119 on 18 March 1949, ''Juneau'' departed Norfolk on 29 November for the Pacific.<ref name=DANFS />

===Korean War, 1950-1952===
She arrived at [[Bremerton, Washington]], on 15 January 1950 and took part in operations along the Pacific coast. On 22 April, she became [[flagship]] for [[Rear Admiral]] J. M. Higgins, Commander Cruiser Division 5 (CruDiv 5), and reported for duty in [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]], [[Japan]] on 1 June, where she began surveillance patrols in the [[Tsushima Straits]]. When the [[Korean War]] broke out on 25 June, ''Juneau'' was one of the few ships immediately available to [[Vice Admiral]] [[C. Turner Joy]], Commander of [[Naval Forces, Far East]]. She patrolled south of the [[38th parallel north|38th parallel]] to prevent enemy landings, conducted the first [[naval gunfire support|shore bombardments]] on 29 June at [[Bokuko Ko]], destroyed enemy shore installations, engaged in the [[action of 2 July 1950|first naval action]] on 2 July when she sank three enemy [[torpedo boat]]s near [[Battle of Chumonchin Chan|Chumonchin Chan]], and supported raiding parties along the coast. On 18 July, ''Juneau''{{'}}s force, which included British units such as the [[Royal Navy]] light cruiser {{HMS|Belfast|C35|6}}, laid down a deadly barrage on enemy troop concentrations near [[Yongdok]] which slowed down the North Korean advance southward.<ref name=DANFS /><ref name=wingate11>{{cite book |title=In Trust for the Nation: HMS Belfast 1939–1972 |last=Wingate |first=John |year=2004 |publisher=Imperial War Museum |location=London |isbn=1-901623-72-6 |page=81}}</ref>

The ship departed [[Sasebo Harbor]] on 28 July and made a sweep through the [[Formosa Straits]] before reporting for duty with the [[United States Seventh Fleet|7th Fleet]] at [[Buckner Bay]], [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], on 2 August. She became flagship of the [[Formosa Patrol Force]] on 4 August, remaining until 29 October when she joined the [[Fast Carrier Task Force]] operating off the east coast of [[Korea]]. The ship conducted daily plane guard for the attack carriers, and returned to [[Long Beach, California]], on 1 May 1951 for overhaul.<ref name=DANFS /> In nine months she was updated with improved Mk 37, 56 and 63 fire control and an improved armament of 14 3-inch/50cal (6x2 & 2x1) and 12 5-inch (6x2).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Friedman |first1=Norman |title=U.S. Cruisers |date=1984 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=0870217186 |page=242}}</ref> Underway on Jan 26 1952 and a period of operations off the Pacific coast and in [[Hawaii]]. She returned to Yokosuka on 19 April 1952 and conducted strikes along the Korean coast in coordination with carrier planes until returning to Long Beach on 5 November.<ref name=DANFS /><ref name=wingate11/>

===Atlantic, 1953-1955===
''Juneau'' engaged in training maneuvers and operations until 7 April 1953 when she arrived Norfolk to rejoin the Atlantic Fleet. On 13 May the cruiser departed for duty with the 6th Fleet once again, and returned home on 23 October. She operated in the Atlantic and Caribbean until 18 November 1954, then returned to the Mediterranean for her last tour of duty.<ref name=DANFS />

==Decommissioning and sale==
After her return to the East Coast on 23 February 1955, she was placed in reserve at [[Philadelphia]] on 23 March 1955, and remained inactive until decommissioned on 23 July 1955. The ship was then attached to the Philadelphia Group of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until 1 November 1959, when she was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register]]. ''Juneau'' was sold for scrapping to the [[Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation]], New York in 1962.<ref name=DANFS />

==Awards==
'''Source:'''<ref name=DANFS />
* [[World War II Victory Medal]]
* [[Navy Occupation Medal]]
* [[National Defense Service Medal]]
* [[Korean Service Medal]] with five [[battle star]]s
* [[United Nations Korea Medal]]

==Footnotes==
===Citations===

{{reflist|20em}}

==References==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/juneau-ii.html}}
* {{cite book
| last=Friedman
| first=Norman
| chapter=United States of America
| pages=86–166
| editor1-last = Gardiner
| editor1-first = Robert
| editor2-last = Chesneau
| editor2-first = Roger
| year = 1980
| title = Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946
| location = Annapolis
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
| isbn = 978-0-87021-913-9
| ref = {{sfnRef|Friedman 1980}}
|name-list-style=amp
}}
* {{cite book
| last=Friedman
| first=Norman
| year=1984
| title=U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History
| location=Annapolis
| publisher=Naval Institute Press
| isbn=978-0-87021-739-5
| ref = {{sfnRef|Friedman 1984}}
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{navsource|04/119/04119|USS Juneau}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000110111128/http://history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-j/cl119.htm Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS ''Juneau'', 1945-1951]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010219064519/http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-j/cl119-d.htm Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: USS ''Juneau'', 1951-1952]
* [http://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/navy/uss_juneau.htm Korean War Project]
* [http://ussjuneau.net/CLAA119/index.html Crew Members' Page]
* [http://ussjuneau.net/CLAA119/Galloping%20Ghost.doc Commander T. A. Curtin, “49, CDR USN (Ret.) Diary]
* [http://usmhc.org/stories.php U.S. Military Historical Collection, Veteran's Stories, PO2 Lavern Meemken - US Navy - Gunner's Mate, USS Juneau -CLAA-119- "Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast"]

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