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.

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
  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 BONE COLLECTIONS (AVES: DINORNITHIFORMES) AT AUCKLAND MUSEUM—CLEVEDON AND KIA ORA". Records of the Auckland Museum. 40: 39–53. ISSN 1174-9202.


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