Kurow

For places in Poland, see Kurów (disambiguation). For the video game character, see Kurow Kirishima.

Kurow
Te Kohurau
Rural centre
A small-town straight street, flanked by shops, parked cars and the occasional small tree. A Caltex petrol station is on the left, a two-storey pub painted bright blue and yellow is on the right.
Bledisloe St (State Highway 83) in Kurow
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Coordinates: 44°44′S 170°28′E / 44.733°S 170.467°E / -44.733; 170.467
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityWaitaki District
WardAhuriri Ward
CommunityAhuriri Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityWaitaki District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of WaitakiGary Kircher
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
390
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
9435
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District, New Zealand. It is located on the south bank of the Waitaki River, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Oamaru. The name is an Anglicised form of the Māori name of the nearby mountain, Te Kohurau.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Which means 'a thousand mists'.Otago places