Hauraki District
Hauraki District is a territorial authority within the Hauraki region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.
Hauraki District | |
|---|---|
Paeroa Post Office | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′S 175°37′E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| Wards | Paeroa Plains Waihi |
| Seat | Paeroa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toby Adams |
| • Deputy Mayor | Paul A Milner |
| • Territorial authority | Hauraki District Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,270.12 km2 (490.40 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023) | |
| • Total | 22,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| Website | Hauraki District Council |
The area covered by the district extends from the southwest coast of the Firth of Thames southeast towards Te Aroha, although that town lies beyond its boundaries. It extends eastwards to the Bay of Plenty coast, taking in the southernmost part of the Coromandel Peninsula. The rest of the peninsula is part of Thames-Coromandel District.
Features of the district include the Karangahake Gorge, Whiritoa, the Hauraki Plains, Ngatea and the gold mining town of Waihi.
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