Waitati

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Waitati, originally known as Waitete, is a small seaside settlement in Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. It is located close to the tidal mudflats of Blueskin Bay, 19 kilometres north of the Dunedin city centre. The small Waitati River flows through the bay to the sea. ()

Population: ~530 pplCoordinates: 45°45'15"S, 170°33'25"E

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Waitati – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Cargill, Holy Trinity Church, Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Bethune's Gully.

4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Cargill
104 min walk • Mount Cargill, a dormant volcano that rises above the city of Dunedin, is a prominent landmark in New Zealand's Otago region. With its summit reaching an elevation of 676 meters, the mountain offers panoramic views of the surrounding area, including the Otago...
5.3 miSE
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers
135 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place.
2.8 miSE
Locality
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
71 min walk • Orokonui Ecosanctuary, called Te Korowai o Mihiwaka in Māori, is an ecological island wildlife reserve developed by the Otago Natural History Trust in the Orokonui Valley between Waitati and Pūrākaunui, New Zealand, 20 km to the north of central Dunedin.
5.4 miS
Park
Bethune's Gully, Dunedin
139 min walk • Bethune's Gully is notable geological feature of northern Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the suburb of Normanby towards the northern end of North East Valley.
3.7 miNE
Church
St Barnabas Church, Dunedin
96 min walk • St Barnabas Church is a small wooden Anglican church in Warrington, New Zealand. It was built in 1872.
6.3 miSE
Island
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua
161 min walk • Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is a publicly accessible recreation reserve.
6.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Flagstaff
174 min walk • Flagstaff, known in Māori as Te Whanaupaki, is a prominent hill overlooking the northwest of the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. Together with Mount Cargill, which lies to its northeast, it dominates the skyline of the city. Flagstaff lies seven kilometres to the north of Dunedin's city centre.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
The Kilmog, Blueskin Bay
114 min walk • The Kilmog, occasionally called Kilmog Hill and known in Māori as Kirimoko, is a hilly area approximately 20 kilometres north of Dunedin, New Zealand, on State Highway 1, to the north of Blueskin Bay and south of Karitane.
5.9 miSE
Island
Rakiriri
151 min walk • Rakiriri, also known as Goat Island and officially Goat Island/Rakiriri is the second largest island in Otago Harbour, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Port Chalmers and Portobello, to the northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
6.2 miSE
Volcano, Nature
Otago Harbour, Dunedin
159 min walk • Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, 21 km from the harbour mouth.
6.5 miSE
Universities and schools
Portobello Marine Laboratory, Port Chalmers
167 min walk • The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.

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Waitati – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)