Dunback, formerly Waihemo, is a small town in the Otago region of New Zealand.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the finished stream" for Waihemo.

[1] The only remaining buildings now that still stand are the church, the Highwayman Hotel, the coronation hall and the Dunback school.

There is also the domain which includes a cricket field, camping ground and bowling green.

Along Murphy Street also stands the swing bridge which was built in the early 1900s for pupils to cross the Shag River for easier access to the school.