Cities in South Island
Southland, New Zealand
Southland ( Māori : Murihiku ) is New Zealand's southernmost region . It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart ... more
Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury ( New Zealand ) - Wikitravel . Canterbury [1] is a province on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand . The Canterbury Plains ... more
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Fiordland National Park [1], covering over 1.2 million hectares, is New Zealand's largest National Park and one of the largest in the world. The park, together ... more
Alexandra, New Zealand
Alexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the Otago region of New Zealand. It is on the banks of the Clutha River (at the confluence of the ... more
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural center of the Nelson region. Established in 1841, it is the second-oldest... more
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Milford Sound is a fjord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te ... more
Gore, New Zealand
Gore [1] is a town in the Southland of New Zealand on the State Highway 1 about an hour's drive from Invercargill.
Mount Cook, New Zealand
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,754 metres (12,316 ft). It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the ... more
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Lake Tekapo is a small town located at the southern end of the lake of the same name in the inland South Island of New Zealand. It had 558 residents according ... more
Methven, New Zealand
Methven is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. Methven was named by an early colonial pioneer, a Mr. R. Patton, who named ...
Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Kaiapoi is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Lying just north of Christchurch, north of the Waimakariri River, the town is both a ... more
Moeraki, New Zealand
Moeraki is a small fishing village on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was once the location of a whaling station. In the 1870s, local ... more
Punakaiki, New Zealand
Punakaiki is a small community on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, between Westport and Greymouth. The community lies on the edge of the ...
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton is the seaport satellite town of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Akaroa, New Zealand
Akaroa is a town on the Banks Peninsula, southeast of Christchurch, New Zealand. Akaroa Beach is on the eastern shore of Akaroa Harbour, where rare Hector's ... more
Bluff, New Zealand
Bluff is a small port town in New Zealand about 15 minutes by car south of Invercargill.
Glenorchy, New Zealand
Glenorchy is a small settlement at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in the South Island region of Otago, New Zealand. It is approximately 45 km by road or boat... more
Hanmer Springs, New Zealand
Hanmer Springs is a small spa resort in the South Island of New Zealand.
Arrowtown, New Zealand
Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River ... more
Twizel, New Zealand
Twizel is the largest town in the Mackenzie District, in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town was founded in 1968 to house ... more
Picton, New Zealand
Picton is a town in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It is close to the head of Queen Charlotte Sound near the north-east corner of the South Island. The ... more
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe is a 13-kilometre-long temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand'...
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
The Franz Josef (Ka Roimata o Hinehukatere in MÄori)[1][2] is a 12 km (7.5 mi) long[3] glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast ... more
