Omihi
Omihi | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
Omihi Hall | |
Interactive map of Omihi | |
| Coordinates: 43°01′S 172°51′E / 43.017°S 172.850°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Hurunui District |
| Ward | East Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hurunui District Council |
| • Regional council | Environment Canterbury |
| • Mayor of Hurunui | Marie Black |
| • Kaikoura MP | Stuart Smith |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time) |
Omihi or Ōmihi is a rural community in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury Region, on New Zealand's South Island. It is located 21km north-east of Amberley.
Translated from Māori, it means place of (Ō) greeting, wailing or lamentation (mihi).
European settlers began farming the area in the late 19th century.
The Omihi settlement includes a school and a community hall, which is used for a range of functions.
The settlement has a war memorial obelisk, featuring the names of ten local men who died in World War I and five local men who died in World War II.