Ohariu (Wellington, N.Z.)
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Name (Latin)
Ohariu (Wellington, N.Z.)
Other forms of name
Wellington (N.Z.). Ohariu
Ohariu Valley (Wellington, N.Z.)
Owhariu (Wellington, N.Z.)
Ohariu (N.Z.)
Coordinates
174.775 174.775 -41.206 -41.206 (gooearth )
Associated country
New Zealand
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- New Zealand gazetteer, viewed online September 25, 2025:search for place names (Ohariu: this is an official name; feature type: suburb; history/origin/meaning: Owhariu is the correct Māori name but Ohariu adopted because of long term local use; a corruption of Owhariu, said to mean the place where Kupe turned aside to dry the sails of his canoe; location 41.206S 174.775E; land district: Wellington)
- Wikipedia website, September 25, 2025:Ohariu, New Zealand page (Ohariu (or Ohariu Valley) is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand)
- Arabin, S. The Bryants of Ohariu, c1990.
- GEOnet, Oct. 2, 1997(Ohariu, New Zealand; PPL; 41 ̊12'00"S 174 ̊46'00"E)