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Winton is a town in Southland, New Zealand . It is located close to the east bank of the Oreti River , 30 kilometres north of Invercargill and 50 kilometres south of Lumsden . It is named for Thomas Winton, a local stockman who lived in the area in the 1850s .

Minnie Dean , the only woman ever hanged in New Zealand, is buried in Winton cemetery.