Otaihanga

Otaihanga
Otaihanga
Town
	The Waikanae River as viewed from its southern bank in Otaihanga. Across the river is the town of Waikanae Beach.
	Coordinates: 40°52′53″S 175°00′49″E / 40.8815°S 175.0137°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Wellington Region
Territorial authority	Kāpiti Coast District
Ward	Paraparaumu Ward
Community	Paraparaumu Community
Electorates	Mana; Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori);
Government
• Territorial Authority	Kāpiti Coast District Council
• Regional council	Greater Wellington Regional Council
• Kāpiti Coast Mayor	Janet Holborow
• Mana MP	Barbara Edmonds
• Te Tai Hauāuru MP	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Area
• Total	4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	900
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	5036
Area code	04

Otaihanga is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island.^[3] It is just north of Paraparaumu on the south bank of the Waikanae River and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. Its name is Māori for "the place made by the tide".^[4]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of Taihanga [a personal name]" for Ōtaihanga.^[5]

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^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
^ "Place name detail: Otaihanga". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ Kāpiti Coast District Council, "Tourism" Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 28 November 2007.
^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.