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Kōrero: Place names

Glenomaru Hall

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Glenomaru Hall

This place name in the Catlins district of South Otago is easy enough to say – it takes a moment to realise that it’s an unusual combination of Scottish and Māori words.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: RMS/s/rFTR100/178

by Robin Morrison

Courtesy of the Estate of Robin Morrison

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Malcolm McKinnon, Place names – Māori and Pākehā names, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19358/glenomaru-hall (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.