Kurow
Sign in to saveKurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, northwest of Oamaru. The name is an Anglicised form of the Māori name of the nearby mountain, Te Kohurau.
Key facts
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- Kurow
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- Te Kohurau
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- mi
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- Rural centre
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- Kurow Bledisloe Street 002.JPG
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- A small-town straight street, flanked by shops, parked cars and the occasional small tree. A Caltex petrol station is on the left, a two-storey pub painted bright blue and yellow is on the right.
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- Bledisloe St (State Highway 83) in Kurow
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- yes
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- 6
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- Country
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- New Zealand
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- Region
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- Territorial authority
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- Canterbury
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- Waitaki District
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- Ward
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- Ahuriri Ward
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- Community
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Danseys Pass statistical area
- Hotels
- Kurow Hotel
- Waitaki Hotel
- Kurow Museum
- Awakino Ski Area
- Education
- Notable people
- Climate
- References
Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, northwest of Oamaru. The name is an Anglicised form of the Māori name of the nearby mountain, Te Kohurau.
==History== The town was the terminus of the Kurow Branch railway, opened in 1881 to Hakataramea, across the Waitaki River, but cut back to Kurow in 1930. It closed in 1983: the line can be traced on the ground, and the station building still stands on Liverpool St. From 1928 until 1937, a line owned by the Public Works Department ran from Kurow to the hydroelectric project 6.4 km to the west.