Kia Ora, New Zealand

Kia Ora is a small dairy farming locality in North Otago, centred on Kia Ora Hall. It is located 10 kilometres west of Oamaru and a similar distance north of Maheno.^[1] The nearest watercourse is Robbs Crossing River, a small tributary of the Kakanui River.^{[citation needed]}

The name is a common greeting in the Māori language and literally means "May you live".^[2] The area was a location where a large amount of moa bones were discovered in 1930.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Reed New Zealand Atlas (2004). Auckland: Reed Publishing, map 102.
^ Griffiths, George (2002). Spurious Maori Placenames of Southern New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago Heritage Books. p. 113.
^ Gill, B.J. (2003). "Historical Moa Bones Collection at Auckland Museum - Clevedon and Kia Ora". Records of the Auckland Museum. 40: 39–53. ISSN 1174-9202.

45°05′19″S 170°50′42″E / 45.088563°S 170.84488°E / -45.088563; 170.84488

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[1] Reed New Zealand Atlas (2004). Auckland: Reed Publishing, map 102.

[2] Griffiths, George (2002). Spurious Maori Placenames of Southern New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago Heritage Books. p. 113.

[3] Gill, B.J. (2003). "Historical Moa Bones Collection at Auckland Museum - Clevedon and Kia Ora". Records of the Auckland Museum. 40: 39–53. ISSN 1174-9202.

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