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Home: Welcome to Southland, New Zealand, a great place to visit, work and live. With an abundance of spectacular scenery, natural resources and world-class facilities Southland is an enviable location with plenty to offer. There's a lot happening in Southland, so make sure you catch some of the great events happening year-round, or why not find a job and make the move to become a Southlander?
- News: News and views from Southland, New Zealand. Find out what's new, what hot and what's happening in Southland, Invercargill, Bluff, Te Anau, Catlins, Stewart Island, Winton, Riverton and Gore. News for community, business, creative, education, investment, media, tourism, travel and travel trade sectors.
  - Media Releases: Media Releases
- Blog: The Inside Word on Southland
- Tourism Survey: Tourism Survey
- Events: Find events in Southland: Southland event finder and event listings. Use our events guide to find out what's on in Southland, list your event, and sign up to email event listing newsletters. Events in Invercargill, Bluff, Stewart Island, Catlins, Winton and Central Southland, Riverton Tuatapere and Western Southland, Lunsden and Northern Southland, Te Anau and Fiordland, Gore and Eastern Southland.
  - Submit an Event
  - Event Details: Event Details
- Southland, Spirit of a Nation: Southland, Spirit of a Nation
  - Southland Business Spirit
    - Spirit of a Nation Brand Sponsors: Spirit of a Nation Brand Sponsors
  - Southland Brand Student Reps: Southland Brand Student Reps
- Land & People
  - Environment & Land Information
    - Southland Climate & Weather
      - Oban Weather Station: Oban Weather Station
    - Southland Soils: Soil survey maps and descriptions of soil properties for Southland New Zealand
      - Soil Information Sheet Index: List of PDF files
      - Soil Technical Data Sheet Index
      - Soil Maps: Soil Maps
    - Topoclimate Services: About the services available from Venture Southland
- Maps: Maps
  - Invercargill: Invercargill Map
  - Gore: Gore Map
  - Te Anau: Te Anau Map
  - Winton
  - The Catlins
  - Riverton
  - Lumsden
  - Bluff: Map of Bluff, Bluff Map
- Venture Southland: Venture Southland Home Page
  - Corporate Strategies: Venture Southland Corporate Strategies, including Action Plan, Draft Plans For Consultation, Strategy For Development, Current Plans and Strategies, Year In Review, Annual Report, Financial Statement
  - Sector Strategies: Sector Strategies
  - Venture Southland Enterprise: Venture Southland enterprise services and regional projects
  - Venture Destination Marketing: Venture Southland Destination Marketing Services and projects
  - Venture Community & Events: Venture Southland Community Development and events services and projects
    - Documents
  - Media: Tools, Information Kits and Media Releases on Southland and Venture Southland Related Projects
    - Media Releases
  - Staff Contacts
- Site Map: Site Map
- Tim Shadbolt Presentation
- Comments
- About Us
  - Contact Us
Visit Southland: The official website for Southland, New Zealand visitor information. Book accommodation and activities. Find things to do, events and restaurants.
- Explore: The official website for Southland, New Zealand. Book accommodation and activities. Find things to do, events, holiday information.
  - Explore by Interest: Southland has a fantastic variety of cultural, heritage, natural and artistic attractions. What's your interest? Explore the possibilities here.
  - Invercargill i-Site: Invercargill i-Site the best source for accommodation, activity and transport information about Invercargill city, Stewart Island, the Catlins and the whole Southland region.
- What visitors are saying about Southland...: What are visitors saying about Southland...
- Activities: A comprehensive guide to activities in the Southland region including fishing, hiking, short walks, guided walks, jet boats, wildlife, bird watching.
- Events
- Accommodation: Check availability and book accommodation in Southland, Invercargill, Stewart island, Catlins, New Zealand including hotels, backpackers, lodges, motels, apartments, bed and breakfast, caravan and holiday parks.
- Transport: Transport and Travel advice for the Southland Region - flights, buses, ferries, taxis and more for Southland, Invercargill, Stewart Island and Catlins
  - Driving Times: Driving Times around the Southland Region
  - Rental Vehicles: Rental car and compervan companies
  - Buses/Shuttles: Buses and Shuttle services in the Southland region
  - Flights: Flights to and within Southland
  - Ferries: Ferry to Stewart Island
  - Taxi & City Buses: Taxis in the Southland Region
- Conferences: Advice for conference organisers on facilites and conference services in Southland
  - Contact Us: Conference and Events Marketing Manager
  - Accommodation
  - Pre and Post Tour Options: Itineraries for the Southland region
  - Conference Planning: The 2008/2010 Tourism Trade Manual is a directory of Invercargill and Southland operators who are keen to work with the travel and business tourism industry, and includes sample itineraries to provide ideas for pre and post tour options in the Invercargill and Southland Region.
  - Venues & Services Index: List of conference venues, planners, caterers, hire equipment, conference theming, sound companies, bus companies
  - Conference Enquiry Form
  - Youth in Local Government Conference: Youth in Local Government Conference
- Trade: Information for Travel Trade about the Southland region
  - Trade eNewsletter: Trade eNewsletter for the Southland Region
  - Images
  - Brochures: Brochure form
  - Trade Manual: Trade Manual
- Media: Resources for Media about the Southland region - story leads, media results and personality profiles.
  - Story Leads: Story Leads for Jounalists visiting the Southland region.
  - Southland Editorials: A selection of editorials written about Southland about the different areas and towns within the region.
  - Images: A selection of Southland images for download.
  - Media Results: Media Results
    - Good Morning
- Industry Information: Information for Southland Tourism Operators on what is happening in the Tourism Industry.
  - New Operator Information: Some information for new operators to help get them started in the Touriam Buisness
  - Tourism Seminar 2011: survey form
  - Add an Operator Listing: Add an Operator Listing
  - Sustainable Tourism: Tips for Tourism operators on how to be more sustainable.
    - Sustainable Tourism South Charter: Sustainable Tourism Southland
    - Charter Members: Charter Members
    - Testimonials
    - Best Practice Guides: Best Practice Guides for Tourism Operators
    - Case Studies: Sustainable Tourism South Case studies
  - Research and Statistics: Southland Tourism Research and Statistics
  - Operator Newsletter: The Foveaux Files is a newsletter for Southland Tourism Operators
  - Whats On Advertising
- Images: Image Gallery for Southland
- Brochures: Brochure Order Form
- Itineraries: Southland itinerary ideas for visitors
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Business in Southland: About doing business in Southland, regional initiatives and major projects. Business training, workshops, business advice and mentoring. Economic development.
- Economic Reports Archive: Economic Reports Archive
- Business Assistance: Assistance information for Southland businesses on training, exporting, businesses resources, investment and opportunities
  - Business Training: Business Training
    - Regional Partner Network Registration: Regional Partner Network Registration
    - Business in Southland Newsletter Archive: Business in Southland Newsletter Archive
    - Registered Trainers: registered training businesses in Southland
  - Funding & Grants
  - Business Toolkit: Information and resources for Businesses
    - Starting a Business: Information for people starting up a business.
    - Business Planning
    - Marketing
    - Finance
  - Exporting: How to begin to export
    - Exporter Database: Database of Southland's exporting companies
      - Submit an Exporter Listing: Submit an Exporter Listing
      - Exporter Company Profiles: Exporter Company Profiles
    - Export database update
  - Sustainable Practices: Sustainable Practices
  - Build your business for the future: Workshops presented as part of sustainable business series
  - Sign-up For Business Newsletter: Sign-up For Business Newsletter
- Regional Projects
  - Sustainable Business: Sustainable Business
    - Sustainable Business Toolkit: Sustainable Business Toolkit
    - Emissions Trading Scheme Seminar: Emissions Trading Scheme Seminar
  - Food South
    - Local Produce: Information regarding all the different industries relating to the food sector in and around Southland
    - Food Network South
    - Food South Companies
    - Farmers Markets: Farmers Markets
    - Food on a Plate Southland
  - Space and Radio Science
    - Space Projects: Space related projects based in Southland
    - RSS tracking
    - Square Kilometre Array
    - Unwin Radar
    - Ariane 5: Ariane 5
    - What on Earth Colloquium February 2011: What on Earth Colloquium February 2011
  - Energy Efficient Cowsheds
  - Workforce & Labour Market
  - Digital Southland
    - Southland Digital Strategy
    - Southland Broadband Videos: Broadband Overview Video
  - Bio-technology
  - Water Resources Study: Water Resources Study
  - Integrated Transport Study: Strategic Project reports
- Industry Profiles: Information and statistics about important industries for Southland
  - Primary Industries
    - Meat and Wool
    - Dairy
    - Crops and Horticulture: Crops and Horticulture
    - Fishing and Aquaculture: Fishing and Aquaculture
      - Southland Aquaculture Survey: Southland Aquaculture Survey
    - Forestry
  - Manufacturing: Manufacturing
  - Energy
    - Wind
    - Hydro-Electric
    - Oil, Gas and Minerals
    - Wood Energy: Wood Energy Forum
  - Science and Research: Science and Research
  - Tourism
  - Food and Processing: Food and Food Processing
  - Education: Regional economic profile, education section, southland
  - Infrastructure: Regional Economic Profile Infrastructure Section Southland
  - Business Services: Regional Initiatives Business and Professional Services Section Southland
- Oil, Gas & Minerals: Information about Oil, Gas and Minerals exploration in Southland and the regions capability
  - Southland Energy Consortium
    - SEC Steering Group
    - Southland Company Profiles: Southland Company Profiles
      - Submit a new Profile
      - Company Details: Company Details
    - Southland Engineering Group: Southland Engineering Group
  - Energy in Southland: Energy in Southland
    - Industry Training Centre: Industry Training Centre
  - Contact Us: Contact the Southland Energy Consortium
  - Great South Basin
    - Other Off-Shore Exploration: Other Off-Shore Exploration
  - On-Shore Exploration: On-Shore exporation
  - Lignites and Coal: Lignites and Coal
  - Coal Seam Gas: Coal Seam Gas
  - Other Minerals: Other Minerals
    - Silicon: Silicon
  - Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy
  - Links: Links to relevant websites
- Food South
- Business Search Results: Business Search Results
- Crops for Southland: CFS information
  - What we do
  - Services: Services provided by Crops for Southland
  - Contact Us: CFS contact details
  - Bulb Industry
  - Crop Data Sheets: information sheets on growing, harvesting and marketing of a range of crops.
    - Tree Crops: Index and links to tree crop pages
      - Chestnuts: chestnuts crop data sheet
      - Gevuina: Gevuina crop data sheet
      - Hazelnuts: Hazelnuts crop data sheet
      - Olives: Olives - suitability for Southland?
    - Flowers & Foliage: Flower and foliage crops datasheets index
      - Allium: Allium crop data sheet
      - Astilbe: Astilbe crop data sheet
      - Ballota: Ballota crop data sheet
      - Bells of Ireland: Bells of Ireland Crop Data Sheet
      - Brachyglottis : Brachyglottis
      - Campanula : Campanula Crop Data Sheet
      - Carex: Carex, Crop Data Sheet
      - Chatham Island Forget-me-not : Chatham Island Forget-me-not Crop Data Sheet
      - Daffodils: Daffodils, crop data sheet
      - Delphiniums : Desphiniums, Crop Data sheet
      - Forsythia: Forsythia, crop data sheet
      - Freesias: Freesias, crop data sheet
      - Galtonia Moonbeam : Galtonia Moonbeam, crop data sheet
      - Gentians: Gentians, crop data sheet
      - Hosta: Hosta, crop data sheet
      - Irises: Irises, crop data sheet
      - Lady's Mantle: Lady's Mantle crop data sheet
      - Larkspur: Larkspur, crop data sheet
      - Lilac: Lilac, crop data sheet
      - Lillies: Lillies, Crop Data Sheet
      - Nerines: Nerines, crop data sheet
      - Olearia: Olearia, crop data sheet
      - Paeonies: Paeonies, crop data sheet
      - Rainbow grass: Rainbow grass, crop data sheet
      - Restio: Restio, crop data sheet
      - Sandersonia: Sandersonia, crop data sheet
      - Southland Pod Bush: Southland Pod Bush, crop data sheet
      - Sunflower: Sunflower, crop data sheet
      - Sweet Pea: Sweet Pea, crop data sheet
      - Tamarisk: Tamarisk, crop data sheet
      - Tulips: Tulips, crop data sheet
      - Viburnum: Viburnum, crop data sheets
      - Winter Rose: Winter Rose, crop data sheet
    - Medicinal Herbs: Medicinal herbs crops data sheet index
      - Arnica: Arnica crop data sheet
      - Borage: Borage crop data sheet
      - Echinacea: Echinacea crop data sheet
      - Echium: Echium crop data sheet
      - Evening Primrose: Evening Primrose crop data sheet
      - Ginseng: Ginseng crop data sheet
      - Goldenseal
      - Muna Muna: Crop data sheet
      - Phacelia: Phacelia medicinal herb crop data sheet
      - Valerian: Valerian medicinal herb crop data sheet
      - White Sage: White Sage medicinal herb crop data sheet
    - Vegetables & Culinary Herbs: Vegetables & Culinary Herbs crop data sheet index
      - Burdock: Burdock vegetable crop data sheet
      - Asparagus: Asparagus crop data sheet
      - Coriander: Coriander crop data sheet
      - Daikon: Daikon crop data sheet
      - Globe Artichoke: Globe Artichoke crop data sheet
      - Horseradish: Horseradish crop data sheet
      - Saffron: Saffron crop data sheet
      - Soromame Bean: Soromame bean crop data sheet
      - Wasabi: Wasabi crop data sheet
      - Azuki Bean: Azuki Bean crop data sheet
    - Berry Fruits: Berry Fruits crops data sheet index
      - Saskatoon Berry: Saskatoon Berry crop data sheet
      - Gooseberry: Gooseberry crop data sheet
      - New Zealand Cranberry: New Zealand Cranberry crop data sheet
      - Sea Buckthorn: Sea Buckthorn crop data sheet
      - Blueberry: Blueberry crop data sheet
    - Arable & Bio-Oil Crops: Arable & Bio-Oil Crops data sheet index
      - Grain Amaranth: Grain Amaranth crop data sheet
      - Hemp: Hemp crop data sheet
      - Meadowfoam: Meadowfoam crop data sheet
  - Organic Production: Organic Production
  - Commercial Returns: Commercial Returns for flower crops
  - Farmers Markets: About Farmers Markets and the Southern Farmers Market
  - Links: Links to ag/hort websites and organisations
  - Crops for Southland Wiki: Crops for Southland Wiki. Information about crops, growing, marketing and transport.
- Events
Live in Southland
- Work Opportunities: Job opportunities, skills shortages, recruitment and training opportunities in Southland
- Creative Arts: Creative initaitives, organisations, artists, venues and events in Southland; assistance available to artists and event organisers.
  - Shakespeare in the Park: Shakespeare in the Park
  - Southland Buskers Festival: Southland Buskers Festival Arts invercargill performing arts theatre street performers world buskers festival
  - Media Opportunities: Lists all the opportunities in media, local and national, to help publicise your event
    - Print Media: A list of print media within Southland and nationally useful for Arts news and events
    - Radio Publicity: A list of radio opportunities to publicise your event
    - Electronic Media and Television
    - Marketing Arts: Whether we like it or not marketing is in nearly every facet of life, including the creative arts.
    - Starting a Business: To reduce the risk of failure (and increase your chances of success) it is crucial that you put a lot of thought and effort into researching exactly what your business will be. There are three essential aspects that need to be closely examined.
    - Planning your Arts Business: Need help with your arts business?
    - Other Media Opportunities: The following are a few ideas to help you with your publicity.
  - Artist Profiles: Artist Profiles
    - Submit An Artist Profile: Submit An Artist Profile
  - Art Spaces
    - Submit An Art Space Listing: Submit An Art Space Listing
  - SDC Holiday Programme: The Southland District Council Holiday Programme travels throughout Southland to rural Southland communities and gives children the chance to be creative, play games and get involved in new and exciting activities.
  - ILT Kidzone Festival: A five day festival of fun!
    - Frequently Asked Questions: Frequently asked questions during 2007's ILT Kidzone festival
    - ILT Kidzone Zones: Take a look at some of the activites that you get to take part in at the annual ILT Kidzone Festival!
      - Just for Fun Zone: The Just for Fun zone is all about kids having fun.
      - Showzone
      - Sports & Active Zones
      - Creative & Arty Zones
    - Bus Timetables: bus,timetable,kidzone
      - Northern Southland Navigator
      - From Bluff and South Invercargill: bus timetable
      - Tuatapere Trailblazer: bus from tuatapere to invercargill
      - Eastern Southland Express: bus from tokanui to invercargill
      - Otautau Overlander: Ohai to invercargill
  - Development & Funding: Looking for funding for yourself or an arts project?
    - Community Trust Excellence in Arts: These awards have been established by the Trust to foster excellence among Southland's creative community.
    - Alex Lindsay Memorial Scholarship: A scholarship of $750 is available to Southland students of music attending a NZ Music course at tertiary level
    - Community Trust of Southland: The Trust makes grants for charitable, cultural, philanthropic, recreational and other purposes beneficial to the community.
    - Creative Communities Scheme: You could be eligible to receive Creative Communities funding from Creative New Zealand.
    - Fundview and Breakout: information about databases relating to funding
    - Gaming Machine Trusts: Various Charitable Trusts operate gaming machines in the Southland District and have site agreements with local hotels, bars or taverns.
    - Licensing Trusts: ILT Foundation, MLT
    - Lottery Grants Board
    - SDC Creative NZ Arts Scholorship: The Southland District Council awards up to three Art Scholarships annually
    - Valmai Robetson Dance Scholarship: This scholarship is to encourage and assist Southland District residents who participate in the field of dance to further develop their skills through attending courses, workshops, schools or other.
  - Project Art Southland - Submissions: Project Art Southland - Submissions
- Education: Education
  - Schools: Secondary Schools in Southland
  - Tertiary Education: Tertiary Education in Southland: Southern Institute of Technology, College of Education; overview and contact information
  - International Students
    - Secondary Schools
    - Higher Education
    - Newsletter: Regular newsletters on Southland schools, international students, achievements and activities
    - Fact Sheets: Information about Southland Educational opportunities and supporting facts about the Southland region in New Zealand
    - 10 reasons to study in Southland
    - Agent Visit: International education agents visited Southland schools.
  - Links: Links to education related sites
- Move to Southland: Southland is a great place to live! Information and resources for new migrants and those thinking about moving to Southland.
  - Settlement Support
    - Contact Settlement Support: Contact Settlement Support
  - Jobs in Southland: Links to employment and work related agencies
  - Southland Affordability: Move to Southland and reap the rewards of work life balance
  - Testimonials
  - Register your interest in Southland: Form for registration of intent on migrating to Southland, New Zealand
  - About the Region
    - Invercargill Facilities Map: Invercargill Facilities Map
  - Immigration Services
- Community Development: Venture Southland Community Development Team provides services to community groups in Southland
  - What we do: The Community Development Team at Venture Southland can offer practical assistance to community groups.
  - Who we are: Who Southland's Community Development Planners are
  - Case studies
    - Western Star Newspaper : Review of Western Star Community Newspaper
    - Rural Telecommunications: Cell Phone and Internet Provision in Southland
    - SPARC Facilities Review: Review of community facilities in Southland
    - Tourism Catlins: Tourism Catlins
    - Visitor Information Southland: Development of the Visitor Information Southland Network
    - Otautau Baths: Case study of Venture Southland's involvement with the redevelopment of the community swimming pool in Otautau
    - Community swimming pools
  - Community Resources : Community Resources
  - Plans and Documents
  - News for community groups: News and updates for community groups
  - Projects: Projects
    - Thornbury Vintage Machinery : Thornbury Vintage Machinery Club
    - Rimu School Hardcourts : Rimu School Hardcourts Redevelopment
    - Riverton Community House: Review of the service provided by the Riverton Community House
    - Oban Town Development: Development of the foreshore area of Oban Stewart Island
    - Rakiura Information and Heritage Centre: The proposal is to development a new information and heritage centre for Stewart Island
    - Meridian Open Day: Northern Southland Meridian Open Day
    - Lumsden Facilities Planning: Facilities Planning
    - Waikaia Museum Project: Redevelopment of the Waikaia museum
    - Northern Southland Trust: Community Trust set up to facilitate the provision of youth and community services in the area
    - Lumsden Community Gym: Lumsden Community Gym
- Community Facilities: Listings for community facilities throughout Southland
- Funding: Funding
  - Key public funders: List of key public funders (region and nationwide)
    - Local public funders: Southland specific public funders
    - Local Authorities: Funding available from local authorities in Southland: Southland District Council, Gore District Council, Invercargill City Council
      - Southland District Council: Scholarships and grants available from Southland District Council to its residents
      - Invercargill City Council
      - Gore District Council
    - Gaming machine trusts: Gaming Machine Trusts with venues in Southland
    - Central Government funding: List of key central government funding available for projects in Southland
  - Funding Application Forms : Funding Application Forms
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