The name Oamaru is a M\u0101ori word meaning Place of Maru. Who is Maru? That’s something that’s been lost in the mists of time.<\/p>\n\tThe Oamaru area is archaeologically rich, with M\u0101ori settlements dating back to 1100 AD. Captain Cook visited in 1770, and European colonists arrived in the 1850s. The town grew over the years, becoming a major port in the area and the service centre for the area. Town Population<\/p>\n\t Town Area (sq. km)<\/p>\n\t Population density per square km<\/p>\n\t News of the fate of Robert Scott’s Antarctic expedition (all five members of the expedition died on their way back from the South Pole) came from a telegram sent from Oamaru in February of 1913.<\/p>\n\t If you’ve seen the Netflix movies The Power of the Dog<\/em> or The Royal Treatment<\/em>, you’ve seen a bit of Oamaru. 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\n<\/em>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\tBy the numbers\n\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tOamaru Stats\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t14,000\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t21.4\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t650\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tOamaru Trivia\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWord of Scott’s Demise\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tNetflix Setting\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tJanet Frame, the famed Kiwi author, set many of her early works in Oamaru, her home town.\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"