Waitangi, Chatham Islands

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Waitangi is the main port and settlement on the Chatham Islands. It is located on the southern shore of Petre Bay, on the west coast of the main island. This small outpost of civilisation is by far the largest settlement in the archipelago, with a population of about 300, approximately 40% of the group's population of 750.

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Centre for Chatham Islands Council 1995
Port Waitangi & Fish Processing Factory
Health services - Four bed hospital facility, is staffed by a Doctor and Nursing Sisters
Police - one Constable
Justice - 6 monthly visiting District Court Judge
Schools - Te one, 4 teacher school
Banking - ANZ Bank, only one on Island
Shop - one main shop, sells petrol. Also a cafe nearby.
Radio - FM station "Radio Weka" - volunteers.
Television - as of May 1991 New Zealand broadcasts are recorded on video and arrive for rebroadcast - volunteers.
Telephone by satellite to New Zealand.
Hotel - Hotel Chathams, on seafront. Doubles as Pub.