The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 1 (April 1, 1936.)
Christchurch-Lyttelton Line
Christchurch-Lyttelton Line.
Opawa: |
Contraction of Opaawaho (the Heathcote river), the place of the outer fort or guard. A palisaded pa formerly stood on a low mound here—a kind of outpost against hostile canoes coming up the river. |