Nature & Outdoors

Southland is home to some of New Zealand’s and the world’s most epic land and seascapes. Whether the coast battered by the great Southern Ocean, fiords calved by ancient glaciers or the mountains and plateaus shaped by the weather and its local inhabitants. Southland reveals some life-lasting natural memories, and now you know about them too.

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Fiordland

Fiordland Te Rua-o-te-Moko is a place of extraordinary scenic beauty. One of New Zealand’s…

Stewart Island

Rakiura Stewart Island is the southernmost and smallest island of the three main islands of New…

The Catlins

The Catlins, the spectacular coastal stretch between Balclutha and Invercargill, boasts a rugged…

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Invercargill

Waihōpai Invercargill is the regional capital and commercial hub of Southland. Founded in the 1850s…

Bluff

Southland’s port, Motupōhue Bluff, lies thirty kilometres south of Invercargill. The town…

Gore District

Gore District, sometimes referred to as Eastern Southland, boasts an eclectic mix of heritage and…

Northern Southland

Northern Southland is a beautiful contrast of green, rolling farmland, majestic snow-capped…

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Central Southland

Central Southland is 1.5 million hectares of lush, rolling farmland. The district has always thrived…

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Western Southland

Tucked between the towering peaks of Fiordland to the west, the Takitimu mountain range to the…

Nature & Outdoors

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Nature & Outdoors