Whare Flat

Whare Flat is a locality some 15 km to the northwest of Dunedin city centre, in the South Island of New Zealand.[1] It is located at a widening of the Silver Stream's valley amid the foothills of the Silverpeaks.[2]

Silverstream Whare Flat postcard

Whare Flat is the location of a scout camp, Camp Waiora,[3] and plays host annually to the Whare Flat Folk Festival,[4] the southern South Island's biggest annual folk music event, which is held over the New Year holiday.

The "whare" of Whare Flat's name was not a traditional Māori structure, but was actually a shepherd's hut.[5]

References
  1. Dowling, P. (ed.) (2004). Reed New Zealand atlas. Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 103. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
  2. Wise's New Zealand guide (1969) Dunedin: H. Wise & Co. p. 413.
  3. Wairoa Scout Camp official website.
  4. Whare Flat Folk Festival official website.
  5. Reed, A.W. (1975). Place names of New Zealand. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 475.


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