Owaka — Place of the Canoe
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
S 46° 27.011 E 169° 40.075
59G E 397694 N 4855070
Owaka — Place of the Canoe
Waymark Code: WM72BX
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 08/23/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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In Maori the letter 'o' at the beginning of word means 'the place of...' and 'waka' means 'canoe'. Thus, the place of the canoe.

A little bit more history for Owaka (visit link)

If you are looking for information about Owaka and the Catlins contact the:

Catlins Information Centre
10 Campbell Street
Owaka 9251
New Zealand

(03) 415 8371
Type of community: Town
Visit Instructions:
More pictures of the sign would be great. Try and take a picture of yourself with it if you can!
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