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Kōrero: Southland region

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Overview

Southland region

Southland region

Venture Southland

Venture Southland

New Year’s Day, 1874

New Year’s Day, 1874

A rolling ‘r’

A rolling ‘r’

Images of Southland

Images of Southland

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Geology and landforms

Southland landforms

Southland landforms

The Southland plains

The Southland plains

Mt Tūtoko

Fossilised forest, Curio Bay

Fossilised forest, Curio Bay

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Plants and animals

Southland vegetation

Southland vegetation

Cushion plants and moss

Cushion plants and moss

Beech forest, Hollyford Valley

Beech forest, Hollyford Valley

Red tussock

Takahē

Takahē (1 o 3)

Takahē rediscovered

Takahē rediscovered (2 o 3)

Takahē stamp, 1956

Takahē stamp, 1956 (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Climate

Invercargill under water, 1984

Invercargill under water, 1984

Sheep eating swedes

Sheep eating swedes

Sundial, Invercargill

Sundial, Invercargill

Wind-blown macrocarpas

Wind-blown macrocarpas

Aurora australis

Aurora australis

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Early settlement

Tākitimu Mountains

Tākitimu Mountains

Moa-bone necklace

Moa-bone necklace

Whaling in Foveaux Strait, 1820s to 1840s

Whaling in Foveaux Strait, 1820s to 1840s

Message on slate

Message on slate

Tūhawaiki letter and moko

Tūhawaiki letter and moko

Wharekōrari and Wills at Waikawa

Wharekōrari and Wills at Waikawa (1 o 2)

Map of Mataura

Map of Mataura (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Growth on the plains

Invercargill, 1859

Invercargill, 1859

Survey map of Southland

Survey map of Southland

Butcher’s shop

Butcher’s shop (1 o 2)

Bluff freezing works, around 1910

Bluff freezing works, around 1910 (2 o 2)

Freezing workers

Freezing workers

Wheat for loading

Wheat for loading

Invercargill postcard

Invercargill postcard

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Transport, power and other advances

‘Lady Barkly’ steam engine

‘Lady Barkly’ steam engine (1 o 3)

Invercargill railway yard

Invercargill railway yard (2 o 3)

Coal train, Ōtautau

Coal train, Ōtautau (3 o 3)

Electricity in Southland

Electricity in Southland

Opencast mine, Nightcaps

Opencast mine, Nightcaps

Building the Homer Tunnel

Building the Homer Tunnel

Aluminium smelter, Tīwai Point

Aluminium smelter, Tīwai Point

Space tracking station, Awarua

Space tracking station, Awarua

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Farming: 1950s to present day

Invercargill on show, 1954

Invercargill on show, 1954

Sheep farm

Moving from Waikato to Southland

Moving from Waikato to Southland

Deer farming

Swedes for sale

Swedes for sale

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Fishing

Seafood specials

Seafood specials

A Southland fish

A Southland fish

Bagging Bluff oysters

Bagging Bluff oysters

Ngāi Tahu Seafood

Ngāi Tahu Seafood

Pāua at Riverton/Aparima

Pāua at Riverton/Aparima

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Government, education and health

Provincial council building

Provincial council building

Southland indebted

Southland indebted

Southland on top

Southland on top

Joseph Ward and government members, 1916

Joseph Ward and government members, 1916

Don Grant, rector

Don Grant, rector (1 o 2)

Southland Boys’ High School

Southland Boys’ High School (2 o 2)

Zero fees

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Society and culture

Glencoe memorial

Glencoe memorial

‘No I won’t, I’ll have a glass of beer’

‘No I won’t, I’ll have a glass of beer’

Invercargill garrison band, 1909

Invercargill garrison band, 1909

Civic theatre and town hall

Civic theatre and town hall

The gorse blooms pale

The gorse blooms pale

‘Customs men with captured still’

‘Customs men with captured still’

Southland Museum and Art Gallery

Southland Museum and Art Gallery

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Sport and recreation

Rugby match

Netball sculpture

Netball sculpture

Billy Trembath

Cycle competition at the Southland velodrome

Cycle competition at the Southland velodrome

Burt Munro

Mai i te whārangi 13 - Southland people

Town populations in Southland, 1891–2013

Town populations in Southland, 1891–2013

A farmers’ town

A farmers’ town

Worker shortage

Worker shortage

Winton

Te Rau Aroha marae, Bluff

Te Rau Aroha marae, Bluff

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

David Grant, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/southland-region/media (accessed 18 August 2019)

Story by David Grant, published 8 Sep 2008, updated 25 May 2015