Omihi
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.[1]
Translated from Māori, it means place of (Ō) greeting, wailing or lamentation (mihi).[1]
European settlers began farming the area in the late 19th century.[2]
The Omihi settlement includes a school and a community hall, which is used for a range of functions.[3]
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.[4]
Education
Omihi School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[2][5] with a roll of 45 as of August 2024.[6]
The school was founded in 1900 with a roll of 31 and one classroom. The school was expanded between 1906 and 1911, and moved to a new position on the same site in 1948. It currently has two classrooms, an office block, a school house, a library and a swimming pool.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Omihi". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ^ a b c "Omihi School Official School Website". omihi.school.nz.
- ^ "Omihi Community Hall". omihihall.co.nz. Omihi Community Hall.
- ^ Clark, Aaron (2005). "Omihi war memorial". nzhistory.govt.nz. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ^ "Omihi School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Omihi School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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