Bannockburn, New Zealand

Bannockburn
Town
Bannockburn Hotel
Bannockburn, New Zealand
Coordinates: 45°05′21.2″S 169°09′40″E / 45.089222°S 169.16111°E / -45.089222; 169.16111
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago
Territorial authority	Central Otago District
Ward	Cromwell Ward
Community	Cromwell Community
Electorates	Waitaki Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Central Otago District Council
• Regional council	Otago Regional Council
• Mayor of Central Otago	Tamah Alley
• Waitaki MP	Miles Anderson
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Total	16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	640
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Bannockburn is a small historic gold mining town located outside of Cromwell in Central Otago, New Zealand.

The area was first made known as a rich alluvial gold field and was mined extensively in the 1860s.

Its uniquely warm, dry climate earned it the name 'The heart of the desert', as climatic conditions and human activity have combined to strip the area of most of the original native vegetation leaving rocks, sands and soils exposed. Today, these climate conditions make Bannockburn the home of many vineyards and stonefruit orchards.