Kia Ora is a small dairy farming locality in North Otago, centred on Kia Ora Hall.
It is located 10 kilometres west of Oamaru and a similar distance north of Maheno.
[citation needed] The name is a common greeting in the Māori language and literally means "May you live".
[2] The area was a location where a large amount of moa bones were discovered in 1930.
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