Patearoa

Patearoa is a small settlement in inland Otago in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 20 kilometres southwest of Ranfurly, in the Maniototo (the upper valley of the Taieri River) and was originally known as Sowburn. Andrew Buchanan was an early runholder in Patearoa.^[1]

References

^ Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 112. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

45°16′S 170°03′E / 45.267°S 170.050°E / -45.267; 170.050

Central Otago District, New Zealand

Seat: Alexandra

Populated places

Alexandra Ward	Alexandra
Cromwell Ward	Bannockburn Bendigo Cromwell Kawarau Gorge Lindis Pass Lowburn Pisa Moorings Tarras
Earnscleugh-Manuherikia Ward	Becks Cambrians Clyde Earnscleugh Fruitlands Galloway Lauder Omakau Ophir Poolburn Saint Bathans
Maniototo Ward	Danseys Pass Gimmerburn Ida Valley Kyeburn Naseby Oturehua Paerau Patearoa Ranfurly Waipiata Wedderburn
Roxburgh-Teviot Valley Ward	Ettrick Lake Roxburgh Millers Flat Raes Junction Roxburgh