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Opawa
This article is about the suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. For places in Poland, see Opawa (disambiguation). For the city in the Czech Republic, see Opava.

Opawa is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 2.5 kilometres south-east of the city centre.

The name is a contraction of Ōpāwaho, which means a place of ('o') an outer pā or outpost ('paawaho') in Māori. Ōpāwaho or Opaawaho is the Māori name for the Heathcote River.

Opawa (disambiguation)

Opawa is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Opawa may also refer to:

Poland
  • Opawa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, a village in SW Poland
New Zealand:
  • Ōpaoa River, a river through Blenheim
    • Opawa River Bridge, a bridge in Blenheim
  • Little Opawa River, a river in south Canterbury