Bannockburn, New Zealand

Bannockburn
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Bannockburn Hotel
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Bannockburn, New Zealand
Coordinates: 45°05′21.2″S 169°09′40″E / 45.089222°S 169.16111°E / -45.089222; 169.16111
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
Territorial authorityCentral Otago District
WardCromwell Ward
CommunityCromwell Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityCentral Otago District Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of Central OtagoTamah Alley
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total640
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Local iwiNgāi 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.

Gold sluicing in Bannockburn
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  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.