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Kōrero: Landscapes – overview

Top of the South Island

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Top of the South Island

The northern end of the South Island is a maze of hills and mountains, many bounded by large faults. There is little flat land suitable for settlement and agriculture. This map shows the location of places mentioned in the text.

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – Top of the South Island, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/13011/top-of-the-south-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Eileen McSaveney, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.