Otiria

Otiria
Otiria Junction showing railway yards, the railway station, and several trains, 1930s
Otiria Junction showing railway yards, the railway station, and several trains, 1930s
Otiria is located in Northland Region
Otiria
Otiria
Coordinates: 35°23′54″S 174°0′1″E / 35.39833°S 174.00028°E / -35.39833; 174.00028
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar 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]

  1. ^ "Place name detail: Otiria". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  2. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.