Kingston, New Zealand

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Kingston
Rural settlement
Kingston
Coordinates: 45°20′S 168°43′E / 45.333°S 168.717°E / -45.333; 168.717
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago
Territorial authority	Queenstown-Lakes District
Ward	Queenstown-Wakatipu Ward
Electorates	Southland Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Queenstown-Lakes District Council
• Regional council	Otago Regional Council
• Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes	Glyn Lewers
• Southland MP	Joseph Mooney
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Total	0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	380
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	9793
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu, just north of the border of Otago and Southland, in New Zealand's South Island. It is 47 kilometres south of Queenstown by a road, "The Devil's Staircase", which winds between the lake to the west and The Remarkables mountains to the east. It is 70 kilometres north of Lumsden, and close to the headwaters of the Mataura River.