Omakau
Sign in to saveOmakau (sometimes spelled Ōmakau) is a settlement in Central Otago, New Zealand, located between Alexandra and Ranfurly on the northwest bank of the Manuherikia River. The smaller settlement of Ophir is located on the opposite bank, three kilometres to the southeast.
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It is catalogued under topics including Central Otago District, Populated places in Otago and Use New Zealand English from December 2021.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- New Zealand
- Located in
- Central Otago District
- Population
- 370
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- Omakau Bank Of New Zealand Building.jpg
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Omakau (sometimes spelled Ōmakau) is a settlement in Central Otago, New Zealand, located between Alexandra and Ranfurly on the northwest bank of the Manuherikia River. The smaller settlement of Ophir is located on the opposite bank, three kilometres to the southeast.
Ōmakau is the Māori name for a nearby hill, Blackstone Hill and it is also the Māori name for Idaburn. Omakau has since been applied to the wider region and the settlement. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "belonging to husband and wife" for Ōmakau.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Omakau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.