Otiria | |
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 Otiria Junction showing railway yards, the railway station, and several trains, 1930s | |
  Otiria | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′54″S 174°0′1″E / 35.39833°S 174.00028°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Postcode | 0281 |
Otiria is a rural locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It neighbours Moerewa to the east, with the nearest major town, Kawakawa a few kilometres further eastwards. Other nearby localities include Pokapu to the south, Orauta to the west, and Hupara to the north.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of planting" for Ōtiria.[2]
- ^ "Place name detail: Otiria". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.