Waitaki

This river is one of the largest in the province, second only to the Waitaki.

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement 2004

Waitaki only a rough bullock dray track leading to some isolated sheep and cattle stations, beyond which there was literally no track at all.

Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

We camped some ten miles further down the Waitaki, with a very eccentric personage in the form of an old retired clergyman of the Church of England.

Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

Rangatata and Waitaki, are at all times formidable.

Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

Miller and Gooche's station was situated at the junction of a tributary stream with the Waitaki, at the entrance of a rugged and mountainous gorge.

Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

Waitaki was never fordable at this point, and passengers were ferried across in a small boat behind which the horses were swum.

Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

The following morning we put ourselves, horses, and baggage safely across the Waitaki, and by 10 o'clock arrived in Dunedin.

Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Robert B. Booth

The Commissioners running Canterbury Regional Council have granted resource consent for eight applications to take water for irrigation from the lower Waitaki river.

Radio New Zealand News Headlines 2010

Surface and ground water will be taken from the Hakataramea catchment and the lower Waitaki river.

Radio New Zealand News Headlines 2010

The fault took out both poles of the high voltage link between the islands for several hours, preventing electricity flowing to the North Island as usual from the big power generators of the Waitaki hydro system and forcing engineers to find alternative supplies.

Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010