Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Waitati was formerly known as Blueskin. It is in the county of Waikouaiti, and the settlement is spread along and back from the shores of Blueskin Bay. There is a railway station at the township, a hotel, and a post and telegraph office, and also a dairy factory. The settlers engage extensively in dairy-farming, and the district is noted for its pasturage. A considerable proportion of the land is hilly and covered with bush. There are snipe and ducks in the district, flounders in the harbour, and trout in the Waitati stream. Waitati is seventeen miles north from Dunedin, and there is a population of about 400 persons in the township and its neighbourhood.