Kawarau Falls

Kawarau Falls is a farmstead in Queenstown-Lakes, Otago. Kawarau Falls is situated nearby to Wakatipu High School, as well as near the aerodrome Queenstown Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queenstown Airport and Wakatipu High School.

Queenstown Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ruazn2, CC BY 2.5.

Queenstown International Airport is an international airport located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, which serves the resort town of Queenstown. The airport handled 2.7 million passengers in the calendar year 2025, making it the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger total passenger traffic.

Wakatipu High School

School

Photo: 韩朝, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wakatipu High School is a state coeducationalsecondary school located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13. A total of 1,538 students attend the school as of July 2026. As of 2024 it is the only public high school in Queenstown. Wakatipu High School is situated 360 metres north of Kawarau Falls.

Peninsula Hill

Peak

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 3.0.

Peninsula Hill is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Kawarau Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frankton and Shotover Country.

Frankton

Suburb

Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.

Frankton is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, it was formerly a separate settlement.

Shotover Country

Quarter

Shotover Country is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. It has around 810 sections and was originally 202 hectares when first rezoned from rural to residential. Shotover Country is situated 3 km northeast of Kawarau Falls.

Quail Rise

Quarter

Quail Rise is a residential suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand. Development of the circa 200 residential sections started around 1996 with the final sections being released in 2012. Quail Rise is situated 3½ km north of Kawarau Falls.

Kawarau Falls

Type: Farmstead
Category: agriculture
Location: Queenstown-Lakes, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-45.02837° or 45° 1′ 42″ south

Longitude

168.75007° or 168° 45′ 0″ east

Elevation

338 metres (1,109 feet)

Open location code

4V6CXQC2+M2

GeoNames ID

6206221

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