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Region of New Zealand
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Southland is the southernmost region in the South Island of New Zealand. It boasts stunning landscapes from the high mountains and icy glaciers to green and lush grasslands on the plains where agriculture is king. The linchpins of the economy are farming, forestry and horticulture.
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Queenstown · International · ZQN
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southernmost point and home to the country's best oysters.
world's capital of brown trout fishing, and New Zealand's capital of country music.
the country's southernmost city, and the commercial heart of Southland.
brown trout fishing, and a local museum.
gateway to southern Fiordland, particularly Doubtful Sound.
stopover town along the way to Te Anau and Fiordland.
the attractions of the Lake Te Anau area, and gateway to Milford Sound and northern Fiordland.
forest, beaches and wildlife
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