Millers Flat

Millers Flat
Rural settlement
The heritage-listed Millers Flat Bridge, a four span steel truss bridge which crosses the Clutha River
The heritage-listed Millers Flat Bridge, a four span steel truss bridge which crosses the Clutha River
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Coordinates: 45°40′S 169°25′E / 45.667°S 169.417°E / -45.667; 169.417
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago region
Territorial authoritiesCentral Otago District
WardTeviot Valley Ward
CommunityTeviot Valley Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityCentral Otago District Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of Central OtagoTamah Alley
 • Southland MPJoseph Mooney
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Urban area0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Urban area90
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
9572
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Millers Flat is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the Clutha River, 17 kilometres south of Roxburgh. Fruit growing is the main industry in the area. Most of the town lies on the north bank of the Clutha; the main road, State Highway 8, passes close by on the river's other bank. The Roxburgh Branch railway used to pass through the town; it was opened to Millers Flat in 1925 and was the terminus for approximately two and a half years, until the section to Roxburgh was opened. The line was closed in 1968, though the town's station platform and some of the railway formation still exist.

Millers Flat was originally called Ovens Hill; its current name is in honour of an early European settler, Walter Miller, who farmed in the area from about 1849.

Millers Flat Bridge was designed by Robert Hay (1847–1928) and construction started in 1897. It was opened in 1899.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Millers Flat Bridge". Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Retrieved 1 April 2015.