Waimate District

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Waimate District
Territorial authority

Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury Region
Government
• Mayor	Craig Rowley
Area
• Total	3,582.19 km² (1,383.09 sq mi)
Population (June 2013 estimate)
• Total	7,730
• Density	2.2/km² (5.6/sq mi)
Time zone	NZST (UTC+12)
• Summer (DST)	NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode(s)	7924, 7972, 7971, 7977, 7978, 7979, 7980, 7984, 7988, 7999, 9498
Area code(s)	03
Website	waimatedc.govt.nz

The Waimate District is part of the Canterbury Region in the South Island of New Zealand. The main town in the district is that of Waimate but there are many smaller rural communities dispersed throughout the area.

The district is administered by the Waimate District Council and regionally by the Canterbury Regional Council. John Coles, who was first elected as a councillor in 1994, was mayor from 2004 to his retirement at the 2013 local elections.^[1]

References

↑ Williams, Al (25 April 2013). "Coles calls it quits as Waimate mayor". The Timaru Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2013.

Territorial authorities of New Zealand

Cities

Districts

North Island	Far North Whangarei Kaipara Thames-Coromandel Hauraki Waikato Matamata-Piako Waipa South Waikato Otorohanga Rotorua Waitomo Taupo Western Bay of Plenty Whakatane Kawerau Opotiki Gisborne* Wairoa Hastings Central Hawke's Bay New Plymouth Stratford South Taranaki Ruapehu Whanganui Rangitikei Manawatu Tararua Horowhenua Kapiti Coast Masterton Carterton South Wairarapa

South Island	Tasman* Marlborough* Buller Grey Westland Kaikoura Hurunui Waimakariri Selwyn Ashburton Timaru Mackenzie Waimate Waitaki Queenstown-Lakes Central Otago Clutha Gore Southland

Other	Chatham Islands*

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