The Waitaki regroups many small towns with each their own charm and character. Exploring these towns is like exploring the lives of the people who live there.
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The first people to live in the area hundreds of years ago were Maori who used the Waitaki river as a highway to move up and down the valley, more recently people came from Europe to settle the area and found there were naturally no trees but an abundance of a creamy white limestone that could be easily carved into the ornate buildings that reflected their heritage.
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Come discover the stories of the people who were shaped by the land they built from – all across the Waitaki you will see the remnants
of our ancient and our more recent past and feel the energy of the communities which live here now, which embodies our hope for the future, just like those who have gone before us.Â