The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Te Houka
Te Houka.
Te Houka is a small farming settlement near Balclutha, and lies fifty-nine miles south-west from Dunedin, and west of the main south road. It has a post office and public school, but the nearest telegraph office is at Balclutha, six miles distant. The land is all undulating, and sheepfarming is the principal industry. There are some large stations near the district, and the Kaihiku stream and Kaihiku falls are within easy walking distance.
Mr. And Mrs G. Moffat.
Mr. William Moffat , sometime of Te Houka, Clutha, Otago, was a native of Berwickshire, Scotland, and came out to Melbourne in the late fifties. After four years spent at the diggings he came over to Otago and farmed at the Taieri for a few years. Mr. Moffat then took up land at Te Houka, where he resided up to the time of his death, in September, 1895. He left a widow, four sons and four daughters. Mrs Moffat lives with one of her sons on the old homestead farm.