Mount Cook Village

Mount Cook Village
Town
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Mount Cook Village down below in Hooker Valley, The Hermitage on the left, lodge and motel complex on the bottom right
Interactive map of Mount Cook Village
Coordinates: 43°44′0″S 170°5′44″E
Country	New Zealand
Island	South Island
Region	Canterbury
Territorial Authority	Mackenzie District
Ward	Pukaki Ward
Community	Twizel Community
Electorates	Waitaki Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Government
• Territorial authority	Mackenzie District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
• Mayor of Mackenzie	Scott Aronsen
• Waitaki MP	Miles Anderson
• Te Tai Tonga MP	Tākuta Ferris
Area
• Total	4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (June 2025)
• Total	160
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)

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Mount Cook Village, officially Aoraki / Mount Cook, is located within New Zealand's Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park at the end of State Highway 80, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the summit of the country's highest mountain, also called Aoraki / Mount Cook, in the Southern Alps.

Because it is situated inside a national park, it is not possible to own property in Mount Cook Village; however, because of the year-round operation of the hotel and motels, the village has a small permanent population of around 250.

All buildings and facilities operate on concessions and leases from the government. The village has no grocery stores apart from a small in-hotel convenience store. The nearest supermarket is 65 kilometres (40 mi) away in Twizel, the closest town. There is a self-service petrol pump behind the hotel complex; however, the fuel price reflects the remote location.

Mount Cook Village operates a small school with a roll as low as a dozen children, the only school in New Zealand inside a national park.