Opawa
Encyclopedia
Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch
, New Zealand
, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
The name is a contraction of Opaawaho, which means a place of ('o') an outer pā
or outpost ('paawaho') in Māori
. Opaawaho or Ōpāwaho is the Māori name for the Heathcote River
.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.
The name is a contraction of Opaawaho, which means a place of ('o') an outer pā
Pa (Maori)
The word pā can refer to any Māori village or settlement, but in traditional use it referred to hillforts fortified with palisades and defensive terraces and also to fortified villages. They first came into being about 1450. They are located mainly in the North Island north of lake Taupo...
or outpost ('paawaho') in Māori
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
. Opaawaho or Ōpāwaho is the Māori name for the Heathcote River
Heathcote River
The Heathcote River lies within the city boundaries of Christchurch, New Zealand, and is fed from springs near Templetons Road and also receives wet weather flows from as far west as Pound Road. It meanders around the base of the Port Hills from west to south-east.-Course:The catchment of the...
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