Kurow
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Image:NZ-Kurow.png Kurow is a town in the Waitaki Valley in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the Otago region, 55 kilometres inland from Oamaru. Kurow lies close to several major hydroelectric projects.
Examples of pre-European Maori cave paintings can be found a handful of kilometres from Kurow, close to the small settlement of Duntroon.
Some controversy exists as to the origin of the name. Local Maori and many current and former residents suggest that it is an Anglicised form of the name of the nearby hill Te Kahurau, but some of the descendants of settlers from Europe (and especially from Poland) suggest that the name is after a Kurów in Poland. The latter is considered unlikely, however, due to the lack of either current or recorded historical Polish ancestory within the town.
The land around Kurow includes summerfruit orchards, and increasing amounts of Pinot Noir are being planted in the limestone soils.Template:NZ-geo-stub