Haast, New Zealand

Haast
Haast
	Coordinates: 43°52′52″S 169°2′32″E / 43.88111°S 169.04222°E
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast
District	Westland District
Ward	Southern
Electorates	West Coast-Tasman; Te Tai Tonga;
Government
• Territorial Authority	Westland District Council
• Regional council	West Coast Regional Council
• Mayor of Westland	Helen Lash
• West Coast-Tasman MP	Maureen Pugh
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	90
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	7886
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Haast is a small town in the Westland District on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The township is beside the Haast River, 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Haast Junction, on State Highway 6. The Haast region is in Te Wahipounamu – The South West New Zealand World Heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 1990.^[3]^[4]

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^ "West Coast – Haast". New Zealand Tourism Guide. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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