Hawkdun Ranges (Burbank Ranch Homestead film location)

Otago Daily Times reported the Burbank Ranch and the Western-style barn were built in a remote area in the Maniototo region. The location is not far from Falls Dam and Hills Creek (St Bathans district).

Remote, tussock landscapes where the sky and earth encourage photographers and lovers of nature to spin 360° in every direction. The distinctive shaped mountain range is the Hawkdun Ranges with a dog shaped shadowing due to the topography. The flat topped Hawkdun Ranges are 1849 metres. The Hawkdun Ranges frame the Maniototo and Ida Valleys as well as the Manuherikia Basin. Internationally renowned artist Grahame Sydney captured the forever skies, the snow capped ranges and folded contours of the hills coated with vast golden tussocklands. Photographers will find it hard to leave the picturesque landscape; it’s a photographer’s dream destination.