Magnificent Shorelines
Southland
Riverton, Colac Bay, Fiordland, Stewart Island & More.
Southland features Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound, dramatic fiords carved by glaciers and opening toward the Tasman Sea. It is one of the world’s most dramatic and remote coastlines.
Across Foveaux Strait lies Rakiura / Stewart Island — New Zealand’s third-largest island, dark-sky country, with a rugged, largely untouched shoreline. Holdings on both coasts are exceptional and rarely publicly listed.
Frequently asked
About Southland
- Where is Southland in New Zealand?
- Southland is New Zealand’s southernmost mainland region. It includes the southern coast from the Catlins through Bluff and Riverton, Fiordland in western Southland — including Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound — and Rakiura / Stewart Island across Foveaux Strait.
- What kind of waterfront properties does Exclusive Waterfront Properties list in Southland?
- Holdings here are exceptional and rarely publicly listed: sheltered bay homes around Riverton and Colac Bay, rare freehold land along the southern coast, and, on Stewart Island, a small number of private retreats on a largely undeveloped shoreline.
- Why is Southland significant?
- Fiordland is one of the world’s great wilderness areas, with Milford Sound often described as one of the world’s most extraordinary natural destinations and Doubtful Sound even more remote. Stewart Island / Rakiura is around 85% national park, an internationally recognised dark-sky sanctuary, and one of the few places where kiwi can still be seen on the beaches at dusk.
- How accessible is Southland?
- Invercargill Airport offers direct flights to Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Bluff, the departure point for the Stewart Island ferry, is about thirty minutes south of Invercargill; Te Anau, the gateway to Fiordland, is around two hours' drive; and Milford Sound is a further two hours through the Homer Tunnel.
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