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Mount Barker

A lone willow tree standing in still Lake Wānaka at dusk, mountains behind1 for sale
Lake Wānaka region (a photo of the wider area, not of Mount Barker itself). Photo: Tom Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Resized.

A rural-residential area east of Wānaka.

  • 1Berry homes for sale hereBerry listings, today
  • 273–1281 mheight above sea level, 12 km squareTerrain Tiles on AWS (Terrarium; NZ heights from LINZ)
  • 12sourced facts on this page, 6 from government or councilevery one has a source

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1 for sale

For sale in Mount Barker (1)

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Who buys here

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Who is buying changes through the year, and we do not publish a figure we cannot source. Ask a Berry agent who they are seeing here.

What you get (2)

Mount Barker is a rural lifestyle area on the foothills of the Criffel…
  • Mount Barker is a rural lifestyle area on the foothills of the Criffel Range, about seven minutes' drive from Wānaka township by sealed road. unsure: From a sale listing (promotional). No official description was found. realestate.co.nz listing · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Listings describe elevated sites with views over the mountains and the Lake Wānaka basin. unsure: Promotional listing text. NZ Sotheby's Realty listing · accessed 2026-10-28

Schools (3)

Wānaka's primary schools are the nearest: Wānaka Primary School at 7…
  • Wānaka's primary schools are the nearest: Wānaka Primary School at 7 Ironside Drive (roll 502) and Te Kura O Take Kārara at 3 Grace Wright Drive (roll 323). unsure: Which zone Mount Barker Road falls in was not verified. Education Review Office · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Holy Family School at 152 Aubrey Road, Wānaka, is a state-integrated Catholic full primary for Years 0 to 8. Education Review Office · ERO report 6 June 2024
  • Secondary students go to Mount Aspiring College (Years 7 to 15) at 101 Plantation Road, Wānaka. Education Review Office · accessed 2026-10-28

Getting around (2)

Wānaka Airport is about 10 km south-east of Wānaka township and has no…
  • Wānaka Airport is about 10 km south-east of Wānaka township and has no scheduled passenger flights. Wikipedia: Wānaka Airport · late September 2025
  • There is no Orbus public bus in the Upper Clutha. Otago Regional Council · accessed 2026-10-28

Natural hazards (2)

The likely NW Cardrona Fault was once mapped as running north-east from…
  • The likely NW Cardrona Fault was once mapped as running north-east from the Cardrona Valley through Albert Town. GNS now places it beneath part of Wānaka township. unsure: Not specific to Mount Barker, and still to be confirmed. Otago Regional Council · 18 March 2019
  • In 2021 the chance of a large Alpine Fault earthquake before 2068 was estimated at 75 percent. unsure: This is a regional figure, for magnitude 7 or larger. Wikipedia: Alpine Fault · 2021 estimate

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Shops, climate, sale figures, map and tour, guides

Shops, health and things to do

  • The nearest GPs are at Wānaka Lakes Health Centre on Cardrona Valley Road, which provides accident and emergency care. Healthpoint · accessed 2026-10-28
  • Wānaka Recreation Centre (pools) and New World Three Parks are in Three Parks, on the Mount Barker side of Wānaka. unsure: 'On the Mount Barker side' is a geographic inference, not stated by the source. Supermarket News · 10 December 2019

Climate

Average daily low to high, °C
020Jan: 10.9° to 23.8°CJFeb: 10.6° to 23.8°CFMar: 8.1° to 20.7°CMApr: 5.2° to 16.4°CAMay: 2.8° to 12.3°CMJun: 0.1° to 8.5°CJJul: -0.6° to 8.1°CJAug: 0.8° to 10.7°CASep: 3° to 13.8°CSOct: 4.9° to 16.4°CONov: 6.9° to 19.1°CNDec: 9.3° to 21.9°CD
Average rain, mm a month
060Jan: 55.4 mmJFeb: 42 mmFMar: 45.7 mmMApr: 46.6 mmAMay: 60.2 mmMJun: 56.3 mmJJul: 46.2 mmJAug: 52.5 mmASep: 50 mmSOct: 50.9 mmONov: 54.5 mmNDec: 57.6 mmD
The same figures as a table
MonthLow °CHigh °CRain mm
Jan10.923.855.4
Feb10.623.842
Mar8.120.745.7
Apr5.216.446.6
May2.812.360.2
Jun0.18.556.3
Jul-0.68.146.2
Aug0.810.752.5
Sep313.850
Oct4.916.450.9
Nov6.919.154.5
Dec9.321.957.6

Wānaka Airport (348 m), 1991–2020 · Wikipedia climate table (NIWA CliFlo data) · 1991–2020 normals

What homes sell for (public figures)

We found no public sale figure for this place. Ask an agent for recent sales they can show you on paper.

On the map, and a short tour

Mount Barker 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.

See Mount Barker on the map

  1. Mount Barker Road — A sealed rural road of lifestyle blocks and working farmland below the Criffel Range. Show on the map: Mount Barker Road realestate.co.nz
  2. Three Parks: pools and supermarket — The closest shops and pools, on the south-east edge of Wānaka. Show on the map: Three Parks: pools and supermarket supermarketnews.co.nz
  3. Wānaka Lakes Health Centre — The town's GP and accident and emergency centre. Show on the map: Wānaka Lakes Health Centre healthpoint.co.nz
  4. Wānaka Airport — Mostly scenic and charter flights, so expect some light-aircraft movements nearby. Show on the map: Wānaka Airport 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.

12 facts, each with its public source and date; 6 marked unsure. Council: Queenstown-Lakes District Council. Checked 28 Oct 2026. Nothing here is advice; check the LIM and council maps for a particular property.

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