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Autumn, Macetown, Central Otago

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Autumn, Macetown, Central Otago

The Central Otago climate is similar to a continental one, with extreme temperature highs and lows. In autumn, Lombardy poplars, crack willows and other deciduous trees put on a brief, brilliant display of yellows and reds before shedding their leaves.

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Carl Walrond, Natural environment – Climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2666/autumn-macetown-central-otago (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 3 March 2009.