Ranfurly, New Zealand

Ranfurly
Settlement
The main street of Ranfurly
Coordinates: 45°08′S 170°06′E / 45.133°S 170.100°E / -45.133; 170.100
Country	New Zealand
Region	Otago
Territorial authority	Central Otago District
Ward	Maniototo Ward
Community	Maniototo Community
Electorates	Waitaki Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Central Otago District Council
• Regional council	Otago Regional Council
• Mayor of Central Otago	Tamah Alley
• Waitaki MP	Miles Anderson
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area [1]
• Urban area	3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Urban area	780
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)

Ranfurly is a town in the Central Otago District of Otago, New Zealand. Located 110 kilometres (68 miles) north of Dunedin, it lies in the dry rough plain of Maniototo at a moderately high altitude (around 430 metres or 1,410 feet above sea level) close to a small tributary of the Taieri River. It operates as a service town for the local farming community. The town was formerly known as Eweburn, one of the "farmyard" names bestowed by former Otago Chief Surveyor John Turnbull Thomson on many small streams and locations in the district. The modern name honours the Fifth Earl of Ranfurly, who served as Governor of New Zealand (1897–1904) at the time of the extension of the Otago Central Railway to the area. Ranfurly is well known for its Art Deco buildings, such as its hotel and the dairy.