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The New Zealand [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] gives a translation of『place of the stake for a decoy [[kākā|parrot]]』for ''Ōhoka''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names|title=1000 Māori place names|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|date=6 August 2019}}</ref>
600 submissions to council were against aA new subdivision proposed in 2022 which would add 800–850+ houses, shops and a village square to Ohoka.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/127833261/new-800home-subdivision-would-create-satellite-town-in-north-canterbury|title=New 800-home subdivision would create satellite town in North Canterbury|publisher=Stuff|date=26 February 2022|first=Liz|last=McDonald}}</ref> The proposal was rejected by commissioners at a planning hearing, manySome residents are campaigning against the subdivision.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/north-canterbury/129289162/rural-village-to-fullblown-town-opposition-to-north-canterbury-subdivision-ramps-up|title=Rural village to full-blown town: Opposition to North Canterbury subdivision ramps up|newspaper=The Press|date=16 July 2022|first=Amber|last=Allott}}</ref>. Ohoka has outstanding amenity values and history that a subdivision the same size as Oxford would ruin.
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