Taieri

The Strath Taieri is a large glacial valley and river plateau, surrounded by rugged hill ranges located to the north and west of Otago Harbour. Since 1989 it has been part of the city of Dunedin.  Middlemarch is located at its southern end. The name is a hybrid word, from the Scots Gaelic strath, meaning a broad highland valley, and the Māori name Taieri (traditional spelling Taiari) of the river which runs through it.Across the Rock and Pillar range to the north west lies a larger high country plain known as The Maniototo.
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