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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Invercargill.
Rural and Surrounding AreasDacre nearSettlement Guide to Plains Farming LifeDiscover a quiet dairy-farming settlement on the Southland Plains, where State Highway 1 meets the road west to Makarewa.Rural and Surrounding AreasKapuka nearRural Area Guide to Farmland on the Scenic RouteExplore quiet farmland east of Invercargill, where the Southern Scenic Route runs through dairy country and an old railway line.Coastal and Bluff AreaOmauiSettlement Guide to Estuary Living and Coastal HistoryDiscover a quiet coastal settlement on the estuary, where bush walks, beach history and open strait light await.Rural and Surrounding AreasTussock Creek nearRural Area Guide to Plains Farming and a Community HallDiscover Tussock Creek near Invercargill, where plains farms, a community hall and a rare forest remnant shape a quiet rural district.Rural and Surrounding AreasKenningtonSettlement Guide to Highway Farms and Memorial GatesExplore a quiet farming settlement east of Invercargill, where highway traffic, the Waihopai River and old school gates shape daily life.Coastal and Bluff AreaSandy PointPeninsula of Beach, Bush and EstuaryExplore a sand and shingle peninsula west of Invercargill, where bush walks, estuary edges and open beach country sit side by side.Coastal and Bluff AreaAwaruaRural Area Guide to Wetlands and the Bluff RoadHead to the open plain between Invercargill and Bluff, where Awarua Bay wetlands and radio history sit under a wide coastal sky.Coastal and Bluff AreaTiwai PointRural Area Guide to the Smelter and Harbour CoastDiscover the harbour spit opposite Bluff, where an aluminium smelter meets conservation land and a permit opens the coast.Rural and Surrounding AreasWoodlands nearSettlement Guide to Rural Life on the WaihōpaiDiscover Woodlands near Invercargill, a quiet farming settlement on State Highway 1 where a school, war memorial and river country still shape daily life.Rural and Surrounding AreasMill RoadRural Area Guide to Farms and Open CountryExplore Mill Road on Invercargill's rural edge, where lifestyle blocks and open farmland sit a short drive from the city.Central and Inner SuburbsWestSuburb Guide to Ettrick Street and City LinksDiscover West Invercargill, an inner suburb where Ettrick Street, city buses and a recycling drop-off meet everyday Waihōpai life.Rural and Surrounding AreasMotu RimuSuburb Guide to Rural Living on the City EdgeExplore Motu Rimu, a quiet rural pocket of Invercargill where farmland and open roads sit just beyond the city streets.