Macraes
| Macraes Ōtī | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Macraes Location of Macraes in New Zealand | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′54″S 170°25′48″E / 45.38167°S 170.43000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Otago |
| Territorial authority | Waitaki District |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
Coordinates: 45°22′54″S 170°25′48″E / 45.38167°S 170.43000°E
Macraes, formerly known as Macraes Flat, and known in Māori as Ōtī,[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. It is near Macraes Mine owned by OceanaGold Corporation. The town sits 55 km north of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.
Old stamp mill at Macraes Flat, 2007
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Place names on Kāti Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki website, viewed 2012-01-04
- ↑ "NZGB decisions". Land Information New Zealand. February 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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