Millers Flat

Millers Flat
Rural settlement
The heritage-listed Millers Flat Bridge, a four span steel truss bridge which crosses the Clutha River
Coordinates: 45°40′S 169°25′E / 45.667°S 169.417°E / -45.667; 169.417
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago region
Territorial authorities	Central Otago District
Ward	Teviot Valley Ward
Community	Teviot Valley Community
Electorates	Southland Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Central Otago District Council
• Regional council	Otago Regional Council
• Mayor of Central Otago	Tamah Alley
• Southland MP	Joseph Mooney
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Urban area	0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Urban area	90
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode	9572
Area code	03
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

Millers Flat is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the Clutha River, 17 kilometres south of Roxburgh. Fruit growing is the main industry in the area. Most of the town lies on the north bank of the Clutha; the main road, State Highway 8, passes close by on the river's other bank. The Roxburgh Branch railway used to pass through the town; it was opened to Millers Flat in 1925 and was the terminus for approximately two and a half years, until the section to Roxburgh was opened. The line was closed in 1968, though the town's station platform and some of the railway formation still exist.

Millers Flat was originally called Ovens Hill; its current name is in honour of an early European settler, Walter Miller, who farmed in the area from about 1849.

Millers Flat Bridge was designed by Robert Hay (1847–1928) and construction started in 1897. It was opened in 1899.^[3]