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Cardrona | |
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Rural locality | |
 Cardrona road sign | |
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| Coordinates: 44°52′S 169°00′E / 44.867°S 169.000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| Territorial authority | Queenstown Lakes District |
| Ward | Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward |
| Community | Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes | Glyn Lewers |
| • Waitaki MP | Miles Anderson |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 857.83 km2 (331.21 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 820 |
| • Density | 0.96/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 9382 |
Cardrona is the name of a locality in the Cardrona Valley in New Zealand, with the nearby skifield of Cardrona Alpine Resort and Mount Cardrona also using the same name. Established as a gold rush township in the 1860s[3] on the banks of the small river of the same name, it is known for its distinctive hotel of gold rush vintage which is on the opposite side of the river to the original township of which few buildings remain. It is in a scenic setting on the Crown Range road which connects Wānaka and Queenstown.
Recent developments include expanded facilities for guest accommodation at Benbrae Resort, recreational facilities, a distillery,[4] and a 400-house suburb.[5] Cardrona is the home of the internationally known Race to the Sky hillclimb which was last held in 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Discover the Golden History of the Cardona Valley". New Zealand Tourism Guide. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "'Long time coming', distillery opens its doors". Otago Daily Times Online News. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Roxburgh, Tracey (26 November 2021). "First sections sell for $650m Cardrona development". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 22 October 2022.