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Key Features
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Eco adventures
Hector’s dolphins, seals and penguins can be seen from many of the beaches in the Catlins, a scenic coastal area between Invercargill and Balclutha. At low tide, a petrified forest is revealed at Curio Bay. | |
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Wild walks
The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track gives walkers a bit of everything - coastline, forest, sandstone formations and sub-alpine landscapes. Rakiura National Park on Stewart Island has around 245 kilometres of walking tracks, all accessible from Oban. | |
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Fishing and hunting
The rivers and lakes of Southland produce brown trout of exceptional quality, or you can arrange an ocean fishing charter and catch a boat load of blue cod. The Longwood Range is a popular hunting ground for red deer and wild pigs. |
What To Do
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Southland Activities
Hiking, heritage trails, fishing, vintage aircraft rides, boat cruises, sea kayaking, and more... | |
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Southland Scenic Highlights
Stewart Island, Stirling Point, Awarua Wetlands, the Catlins, Riverton, Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound | |
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Events
Southland's Festival of Gardens, Invercargill Summer Festival, Bluff Oyster and Southland Seafood Festival, Winter Arts Menu, Hokonui Moonshiners’ Festival |
Before and After
A holiday add-on is easy to find in Southland. For wilderness beauty and hiking, choose Stewart Island or Fiordland. For fabulous landscapes and a lively choice of adventures, there’s Queenstown and Wanaka. Heritage lovers can explore Central Otago and Dunedin.
Try these driving routes:
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Key Tips
- Invercargill is the main conference centre
- Conference facilities for up to 500 conference delegates
- Regular flights to Invercargill, from Auckland 3 hours, from Wellington 90 mins and from Christchurch 60 minutes
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- November - May is the warmest time of year and when you will best enjoy walking and the fauna of the region.
- June - October cold, with an average temperature of 10 degrees Celcius
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Planning Essentials
Venues & Accommodation
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The Conventions New Zealand site provides detailed venue and conference services information. There are also Conference Facilities listings on this site which provide a summary of venues.
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Southland Accommodation
Invercargill city has the venues and infrastructure to support large convention groups. Smaller groups can enjoy the ambience of a historic boutique hotel or a lakeside lodge in Te Anau. Spend a day at Mandeville, where vintage Tiger Moth rides will keep your delegates enthralled. |
Getting Here
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Plane: Southland is easily accessible by road and air. Flight time is around 3 hours from Auckland or 2 1/2 hours from Wellington. Boats and small aircraft cross to Stewart Island several times a day. |
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TESTIMONIAL: Pam Fleck, Conference Convenor, New Zealand Principals Federation Conference, Invercargill 2001 |
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| "Our conference was an outstanding success and we have had amazing feedback from a large number of people who judged it to be the benchmark for future Principals' conferences." |
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