Ohariu | |
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 Ohariu Valley Rd | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Wellington |
| Local authority | Wellington City Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Community board | Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board[2] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17,720 ha (43,790 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,050 |
| Churton Park | ||
  Ohariu  |
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| Mākara | Johnsonville |
Ohariu (or Ohariu Valley) is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is a rural area, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Khandallah.
The name is a corruption of Owhariu, where, according to Māori mythology, Kupe dried the sails of his canoe.[5] The area is governed by the Mākara / Ōhāriu Community Board.[2]
The name of the locality has given its name to two general electorates: Ōhāriu (first formed for the 1978 election without macrons) and Ohariu-Belmont (which existed from 1996 to 2008).[6]
- ^ "Ward maps and boundaries". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Mākara/Ōhāriu Community Board". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 280. ISBN 9780143204107.
- ^ "Ōhāriu: Electoral Profile" (PDF). Parliamentary Library. September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.