Ohariu | |
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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]
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