Momona is a small town on the Taieri Plain in New Zealand's South Island.
With the establishment of the airport, an extra township was built for families of airport staff, its three streets being named after RNZAF airmen who received the Victoria Cross: James Allen Ward, Lloyd Trigg, and Leonard Henry Trent.
[2] New Zealand's lowest point, at 2 metres (6.6 ft) below sea level, is located on Kirk's Drain Road just to the southwest of Momona.
The road was named after John Kirk, a nearby resident, who was the grandfather of the Rt.
Momona statistical area, which also includes Outram and Allanton, covers 217.61 km2 (84.02 sq mi)[3] and had an estimated population of 2,580 as of June 2024,[4] with a population density of 11.9 people per km2.