Cardrona, New Zealand
Cardrona | |
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Rural locality | |
Cardrona road sign | |
Interactive map of Cardrona | |
| 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 |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Queenstown-Lakes District Council |
| • Regional council | Otago Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes | John Glover |
| • Waitaki MP | Miles Anderson |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 857.83 km2 (331.21 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 840 |
| • Density | 0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 9382 |
Cardrona is 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.