Roxburgh, New Zealand

Roxburgh
Town
The main street of Roxburgh
Coordinates: 45°32′S 169°19′E / 45.533°S 169.317°E / -45.533; 169.317
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago region
Territorial authorities	Central Otago District
Ward	Teviot Valley Ward
Community	Teviot Valley Community
Electorates	Southland Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Central Otago District Council
• Regional council	Otago Regional Council
• Mayor of Central Otago	Tim Cadogan
• Southland MP	Joseph Mooney
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Urban area	2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Urban area	660
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	9500
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Roxburgh (previously called Teviot and Teviot Junction) is a small New Zealand town of about 600 people in Central Otago.^[3] It is in Teviot Valley on the banks of the Clutha River, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Alexandra in the South Island. State Highway 8, which links Central Otago with Dunedin city, passes through the town. Roxburgh is well known for its Summer fruit and "Jimmy's Pies."

An important centre during the Otago gold rush of the 1860s, in more recent times Roxburgh has relied on a mixture of livestock and stone fruit production for its economic survival. It is one of the country's most important apple growing regions and other stone fruit such as cherries and apricots are also harvested locally.

Five kilometres to the north of the town is the Roxburgh Dam, the earliest of the major hydroelectric dams built on the Clutha. There is also an opencast lignite mine located just north of town at Coal Creek.