Glenorchy, New Zealand

Glenorchy
Town
Boatshed near wharf
Boatshed near wharf
Map
Coordinates: 44°51′01″S 168°23′18″E / 44.85028°S 168.38833°E / -44.85028; 168.38833
CountryNew Zealand
RegionOtago
Territorial authorityQueenstown Lakes District
WardQueenstown-Wakatipu Ward
Surveyed1864
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityQueenstown-Lakes District Council
 • Regional councilOtago Regional Council
 • Mayor of Queenstown-LakesGlyn Lewers
 • Southland MPJoseph Mooney
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
 • Total
3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
390
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
9372[3]
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Glenorchy is a small settlement at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in the South Island region of Otago, New Zealand. It is approximately 45 km (28 mi) by road or boat from Queenstown, the nearest large town. There are two pubs, a café and a range of small shops in the town catering mainly to tourists but also to the small resident population. There is also a small airstrip which caters to small planes.

The locality of Paradise is nearby.

The Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu and Rees River flow into the head of Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy, and Blanket Bay, an indentation in the coast of Lake Wakatipu, is just to the south of the settlement.

  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. ^ "Address & Postcode Finder". nzpost.co.nz. New Zealand Post. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

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