Alexandra

A steel truss road bridge over the Clutha River at Alexandra beside the stone piers of the old bridge1 for sale
Alexandra bridge over the Clutha River. Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. Resized.

A Central Otago town on the Clutha River.

  • 1Berry homes for sale hereBerry listings, today
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  • 128–579 mheight above sea level, 12 km squareTerrain Tiles on AWS (Terrarium; NZ heights from LINZ)
  • 24sourced facts on this page, 11 from government or councilevery one has a source

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12/1 Conroy Road

Alexandra Land & sections

8 ha land

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Details last checked 9 Nov 2026

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What you get (3)

Alexandra sits on the Clutha River at its confluence with the…
  • Alexandra sits on the Clutha River at its confluence with the Manuherikia River, at about 150 m above sea level. Wikipedia: Alexandra, New Zealand · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Alexandra's population was estimated at 5,860 in June 2025; the 2018 Census counted 5,472. unsure: Stats NZ 2023 Census place summary did not render; figures second-hand, and the 2018 count is older than 3 years. Wikipedia: Alexandra, New Zealand (citing Stats NZ) · Stats NZ estimate June 2025; 2018 Census
  • State Highway 8 crosses the Clutha at Alexandra on a 1958 bridge, and SH85 runs from the town through the Manuherikia Valley to Ranfurly and Palmerston. Wikipedia: Alexandra, New Zealand · accessed 2026-10-28

Schools (4)

Dunstan High School, Enterprise Street, is the state secondary school…

Getting around (3)

Clyde is 7 km northwest via SH8, Cromwell 33 km north, Roxburgh 40 km…
  • Clyde is 7 km northwest via SH8, Cromwell 33 km north, Roxburgh 40 km south, and Dunedin 188 km by road. Wikipedia: Alexandra, New Zealand · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Alexandra Aerodrome, run by Central Otago District Council, is about 3.7 km northwest of town and has no scheduled passenger flights. Wikipedia: Alexandra Aerodrome · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Queenstown International at Frankton is the nearest airport with commercial flights, including direct flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. unsure: No official page opened gives the Alexandra-to-Frankton drive distance or time. Wikipedia: Queenstown Airport · accessed 2026-10-28

Natural hazards (5)

Three major floods hit residential and commercial Alexandra in 1994,…
  • Three major floods hit residential and commercial Alexandra in 1994, 1995 and 1999, made worse by sediment built up behind the Roxburgh Dam; the Alexandra Flood Protection Scheme was built in 2001 in response. Otago Regional Council: Alexandra Flood Protection Scheme · accessed 2026-10-28
  • The scheme has about 1.1 km of floodbanks and three pump stations, protects about 10 hectares of the township from high Clutha and Manuherikia flows, and is designed to the largest flood on record. Otago Regional Council: Alexandra Flood Protection Scheme · accessed 2026-10-28
  • The Dunstan Fault runs from Clyde to St Bathans and the upper Manuherikia Valley, and is the most studied local fault because of its potential impact on the Clyde Dam. unsure: News article older than 3 years; GNS Active Faults Database not opened. Otago Daily Times: Alpine Fault not only big quake source · 2015-09-17
  • A 2019 review for Otago Regional Council placed the Dunstan fault zone among seven Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes faults with recurrence intervals under 10,000 years. unsure: Secondary summary of GNS report CR2018/207; the ORC-hosted PDF could not be read as text. Insurance Business NZ: Study identifies 48 faults in Otago region · 2019-03-23
  • ORC lists drought and wildfire among Otago's weather hazards, and directs buyers to the district council LIM for property-specific hazard information. unsure: Region-wide statement, not specific to Alexandra. Otago Regional Council: Hazards in your area · accessed 2026-10-28

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Shops, health and things to do

  • New World Alexandra is at 89 Centennial Avenue. New World store finder · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Molyneux Park holds the swimming pool complex (built 2003), an outdoor ice rink (opened 1993), netball courts, a cricket ground and a bowls club. Wikipedia: Alexandra, New Zealand · accessed 2026-10-28
  • The town has the Central Stories museum and art gallery (21 Centennial Avenue) and a public library. unsure: Wikipedia gives the library at 42 Tarbet Street; OpenStreetMap places Alexandra Library on Skird Street. Address not confirmed with CODC (its pool page returned 403). Wikipedia: Alexandra, New Zealand · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Alexandra is a stop on the 152 km Otago Central Rail Trail. Otago Central Rail Trail (official site) · accessed 2026-10-28
  • The district hospital is Dunstan Hospital in Clyde, which serves Alexandra; it has a 24-bed acute ward but no Accident and Emergency service. Healthpoint: Dunstan Hospital Services · accessed 2026-10-28

Climate

Average daily low to high, °C
030Jan: 10.8° to 25.3°CJFeb: 10.2° to 25.2°CFMar: 7.5° to 22.5°CMApr: 3.9° to 18.1°CAMay: 1.4° to 13.5°CMJun: -1.4° to 9°CJJul: -2.3° to 8.8°CJAug: -0.6° to 12.7°CASep: 2.2° to 16.5°CSOct: 4.6° to 19.2°CONov: 6.9° to 21.3°CNDec: 9.5° to 23.8°CD
Average rain, mm a month
047Jan: 46.9 mmJFeb: 41.1 mmFMar: 31.2 mmMApr: 22 mmAMay: 34.3 mmMJun: 30.9 mmJJul: 25.2 mmJAug: 15.4 mmASep: 21.3 mmSOct: 29.6 mmONov: 32.7 mmNDec: 34.5 mmD
The same figures as a table
MonthLow °CHigh °CRain mm
Jan10.825.346.9
Feb10.225.241.1
Mar7.522.531.2
Apr3.918.122
May1.413.534.3
Jun-1.4930.9
Jul-2.38.825.2
Aug-0.612.715.4
Sep2.216.521.3
Oct4.619.229.6
Nov6.921.332.7
Dec9.523.834.5

Alexandra (NIWA CliFlo agent 5578), 1991-2020 normals · Wikipedia climate table citing NIWA CliFlo National Climate Database · 1991-2020 normals; accessed 2026-10-28

What homes sell for (public figures)

  • In the 2025 rating revaluation (valuation date 1 September 2025), Alexandra residential capital values rose 5.74% on average since 2022, against 9.0% for the district. QV: New rating valuations on the way for Central Otago · 2026-03-11
  • QV's previous revaluation put the Central Otago district average house value at $806,000 (district-wide, not Alexandra only). unsure: District-level and more than 3 years old; no current public Alexandra median found. QV: New rating valuations for Central Otago District · valuation date 1 October 2022; published 2023-03-09

On the map, and a short tour

Alexandra on the Berry map: simple, topographic, aerial where available, or 3D with buildings and terrain, with schools and hikes nearby and the Berry homes for sale.

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  1. Centennial Avenue (town centre) — The main street, with New World and the Central Stories museum. Show on the map: Centennial Avenue (town centre) newworld.co.nz
  2. Shaky Bridge (Manuherikia River) — The Manuherikia is one of the two rivers the 2001 floodbanks protect the low-lying town from. Show on the map: Shaky Bridge (Manuherikia River) orc.govt.nz
  3. Molyneux Park — Pool complex, ice rink and sports grounds in one park. Show on the map: Molyneux Park en.wikipedia.org
  4. Dunstan High School (Enterprise Street) — The secondary school for Alexandra and Clyde, roll 590. Show on the map: Dunstan High School (Enterprise Street) ero.govt.nz
  5. Alexandra Aerodrome — Council-run airfield about 3.7 km from town; no scheduled passenger flights. Show on the map: Alexandra Aerodrome en.wikipedia.org

Stops are placed from published coordinates and are approximate. The map's data sources and licences are listed under "Data and licences" on the map.

Guides

Short guides for buyers, sellers and owners. Start with the LIM report.

24 facts, each with its public source and date; 7 marked unsure. Council: Central Otago District Council. Checked 28 Oct 2026. Nothing here is advice; check the LIM and council maps for a particular property.

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