Macraes

Town in Otago, New Zealand

Macraes Oti
Town
45°22′54″S 170°25′48″E / 45.38167°S 170.43000°E / -45.38167; 170.43000
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago
Territorial authority	Waitaki District
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

45°22′54″S 170°25′48″E / 45.38167°S 170.43000°E / -45.38167; 170.43000

Macraes, formerly known as Macraes Flat, and known in Māori as Oti,^[1] is a town in the Waitaki District in Otago, New Zealand. It is known as a mining town, with a long history of gold extraction. The town sits 55 km north of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.

The Macraes Mine, New Zealand's largest gold mine,^[2] is nearby.

The settlement was named after John McRae, who lived in the area in the late 1850s before gold was discovered nearby. In 2015 the name of the town was officially altered from Macraes Flat to Macraes.^[3]

References

^ Place names Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 2012-01-04
^ Hartley, SImon (28 June 2018). "Another 10 years for Macraes". ODT. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
^ "NZGB to assign, alter and discontinue geographic names: 27 February 2015". LINZ. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

Waitaki District, New Zealand

Seat: Oamaru

Populated places

Ahuriri Ward*	Aviemore* Benmore* Danseys Pass‡ Duntroon* Kurow* Ōhau* Lake Waitaki* Lindis Pass‡ Livingstone* Omarama* Otematata*
Corriedale Ward	Bortons* Georgetown Herbert Kakanui Kia Ora Maheno Maruakoa Ngapara Otepopo Pukeuri Tokarahi Windsor
Oamaru Ward	Oamaru Weston
Waihemo Ward	Dunback Glenpark Hampden Inch Valley Kātiki Macraes Mākareao Moeraki Morrisons Nenthorn Palmerston Shag Point / Matakaea Stoneburn Trotters Gorge Waianakarua Waihemo Wairunga