Dipton, New Zealand

Dipton is a small town in the Southland region of New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres south of Lumsden and 60 kilometres north of Invercargill. From 20 October 1875 until its closure on 13 December 1982, Dipton was situated on the Kingston Branch railway.

Dipton

Dipton is the hometown of former New Zealand National Party leader and former Prime Minister, Bill English, who was born in nearby Lumsden. It is also the birthplace of Todd Barclay, who succeeded English as the electorate MP for Clutha-Southland.[1]

Dipton is also close to the White Hill Wind Farm, completed in 2007 by New Zealand state-owned enterprise Meridian Energy.

References

"National Selects Todd Barclay For Clutha-Southland" (Press release). National Party. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

Populated places of the territorial authority of Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand

seat: Invercargill City

Mararoa Waimea Ward

Five Rivers Area	Athol Castlerock Eyre Creek Fairlight Five Rivers Garston Josephville Lowther Lumsden Mossburn Nokomai Parawa Saint Patricks
Te Anau Area	Cascade Creek Knobs Flat Manapouri Milford Sound Te Anau The Key
Waikaia Area	Ardlussa Balfour Kauhoe Riversdale Waikaia Wendon Wendonside

Waiau Aparima Ward

Riverton Area	Colac Bay Gummies Bush Orepuki Pahia Riverton/Aparima Thornbury Waipango
Tuatapere Area	Blackmount Clifden Merrivale Monowai Papatotara Piko Piko Pukemaori Te Tua Te Waewae Tuatapere
Wallace Area	Drummond Fairfax Isla Bank Nightcaps Ohai Otahuti Otautau Wairio Wreys Bush

Waihopai Toetoes Ward

Toetoes Area	Curio Bay Fortification Fortrose Glenham Haldane Mokoreta Niagara Otara Pine Bush Pukewao Quarry Hills Redan Slope Point Titiroa Te Peka Tokanui Waipapa Point Waikawa Waimahaka Wyndham
Waihopai Area	Ashers Dacre Gorge Road Grove Bush Kapuka Kapuka South Longbush Mabel Bush Makarewa Mokotua Oteramika Rakahouka Rimu Roslyn Bush Timpanys Woodlands

Winton Wallacetown Ward

Te Tipua Area	Brydone Edendale Glencoe Mataura Island Morton Mains Ota Creek Seaward Downs Te Tipua Waitane
Wallacetown Area	Branxholme Lochiel Ryal Bush Spar Bush Tussock Creek Waianiwa Wallacetown Waimatuku
Winton Area	Benmore Browns Caroline Centre Bush Dipton Dipton West Hedgehope Kauana Lady Barkly Limehills Oreti Plains Otapiri South Hillend Springhills Winton

Stewart Island-Rakiura Ward

Oban
Port Pegasus^*
Port William^*

^* - uninhabited settlement

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