Waimate
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![Panorama of the view from the White Horse overlooking Waimate township.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Waimate5106.jpg")
![Photo of a sunset over the hills to the south of Waimate, taken from near the town centre.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Sunset_over_Waimate5106.jpg")
Waimate is a town and part of the Waimate District in the South Island of New Zealand. It is 45.7 km south of Timaru in south Canterbury, 20 km north of the Waitaki River.
The population of Waimate District at the 2006 census was 7,206 people. Waimate has the fewest Maori people per district in New Zealand. It has an area of 3,582.19 square kilometres .