Hauraki District
Hauraki District | |
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Normanby Road, Paeroa, with the former Paeroa Post Office building at left | |
Hauraki district within the North Island | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′S 175°37′E / 37.37°S 175.62°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato Region |
| Wards | Paeroa Plains Waihi |
| Seat | Paeroa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toby Adams |
| • Territorial authority | Hauraki District Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,270.12 km2 (490.40 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 21,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode(s) | |
| Website | Hauraki District Council |
Hauraki District is a territorial authority governed by the Hauraki District Council within the Waikato region of New Zealand. The seat of the council is at Paeroa.
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.