Cardrona, New Zealand
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 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.
Cardrona | |
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Rural locality | |
Cardrona road sign | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′S 169°00′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) | |
| • Total | 820 |
| • Density | 0.96/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 9382 |
Recent developments include expanded facilities for guest accommodation at Benbrae Resort, recreational facilities, a distillery,. and a 400-house suburb. Cardrona is the home of the internationally known Race to the Sky hillclimb which was last held in 2015.