Section Two Southland
SECTION TWO: PAGE ONE
Southland
Website: www.southland.org.nz
Key selling points
- Accessible, uncrowded waterways that make the region a treasure for fishing enthusiasts.
- Delicious seafood - blue cod, Stewart Island salmon, mussels and Bluff oysters.
- Stewart Island, a haven for native bird life and an opportunity to view New Zealand’s native kiwi in the wild.
- Bluff - home to the famous Bluff oyster and the annual Bluff Oyster and Southland Seafood Festival.
- Unique heritage attractions.
Key Centres
- Invercargill, New Zealand's southernmost city with a population of approximately 52,000
- Bluff, famous for its oysters
- Stewart Island, New Zealand's third significant island
Climate
Mean daily temperatures - degrees Centigrade/Fahrenheit
Invercargill:
| HIGH | LOW |
| HIGH | LOW |
| HIGH | LOW |
| HIGH | LOW |
| Summer
(Dec-Feb) |
| Autumn
(Mar-May) |
| Winter
(Jun-Aug) |
| Spring
(Sep-Nov) | ||||
| 18/64 | 10/50 |
| 15/59 | 5/41 |
| 10/50 | -1/30 |
| 14/57 | 5/41 |



