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Ahaura (N.Z.)

LC control no.no2024008527
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingAhaura (N.Z.)
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Geographic subdivision usageNew Zealand--Ahaura
Other standard no.15152
Q400124
Associated countryNew Zealand
Found inTown of Ahaura, Nelson, NZ, 1880
New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on January 17, 2024: search for place names (Ahaura; location: 42.345S 171.538E; history/origin/meaning: Ahaura River: There is reason to believe that Ahaura is a corruption of Ohauroa, lit. o: place of; hauroa: height. As the township is built on an elevation, and local Maori say the name means cliff, it can be interpreted simply as Place of a cliff; land district: Westland)
Geographic area codeu-nz---