Waverley, Taranaki

locality in South Taranaki District, Taranaki Region, New Zealand

Waverley is a town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is located 44 kilometers northwest of Whanganui, 17 kilometers east of Patea, 10 kilometers west of Waitōtara and are all on State Highway 3. It has a primary school and had a high school that shut in April 2007. It is the home of racehouse Kiwi that won the 1983 Melbourne Cup.

Waverley
Bear Street
Bear Street
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Coordinates: 39°45′40″S 174°37′48″E / 39.76111°S 174.63000°E / -39.76111; 174.63000
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki Region
Territorial authoritySouth Taranaki District
Ward
  • Pātea General Ward
  • Te Tai Tonga Māori Ward
CommunityPātea Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthoritySouth Taranaki District Council
 • Regional councilTaranaki Regional Council
Area
 • Total2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total822
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)

References change

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7017538–7017542.