Waikaia

Waikaia, formerly known as Switzers,[1][2] is a town in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. From 1909 until 1959, it was the terminus of the Waikaia Branch railway. The population in the 2013 census was 99, unchanged from the previous census in 2006.[3]

Waikaia

The town is in the Southland District and is covered by the Waikaia Community Development Area Sub-committee.[4] Facilities include a museum, to which is attached an iconic "bottle house",[5] constructed from approximately 20,000 wine bottles.[6]

References
  1. "Waikaia". NZETC.org. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. Noted. "Passport to Waikaia: Southland's slice of paradise". Noted. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. "2013 Census meshblock dataset". Stats NZ. 2013. Southland Region - 2013-mb-dataset-Southland-Region-individual-part1.xlsx - MB 3043200.
  4. Archived June 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Serving Southland's Museums: Three months in Waikaia". Museums Aotearoa. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  6. "Gore Southland New Zealand Trout Fishing Mataura River Southland Gore Attractions". Atoz-nz.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.