Oturehua | |
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Township | |
 General Store in Oturehua | |
.svg)  Oturehua Oturehua, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′25″S 169°54′47″E / 45.007°S 169.913°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| Territorial authority | Central Otago District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Local iwi | Ngāi Tahu |
The township of Oturehua is in the Ida Valley of the Maniototo, in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.
The settlement stands at 500 metres above sea level, some 25 kilometres from Ranfurly, to which it is connected by both road and the Otago Central Rail Trail long-distance walking track. The population was 112 residents at last count.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place where the summer star stands still" for Ōturēhua.[1]
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.