Editing Strath Taieri (section)

{{Short description|Geographic region in New Zealand}}
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[[Image:Strath Taieri with Rock and Pillar Range.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Strath Taieri with Rock and Pillar Range]]
The '''Strath Taieri''' (sometimes spelt '''Strath-Taieri''') is a large glacial valley and river [[plateau]] in [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It is surrounded by the rugged hill ranges to the north and west of [[Otago Harbour]]. Since 1989 it has been part of the city of [[Dunedin]]. The small town of [[Middlemarch, New Zealand|Middlemarch]] is located at its southern end.

The name is a [[hybrid word]], from ''[[Strath]]'' (anglicised [[Irish language|Irish]] and [[Scots Gaelic]] ''srath''), meaning a broad river valley, and the [[Māori language|Māori]] name ''Taieri'' {{audio|En-nz-Taieri.ogg|pronunciation}} (alternative spelling Taiari) of [[Taieri River|the river which runs through it]].