At The Signpost - Bluff, Southland, New Zealand - 3 August 2014
Description: At The Signpost - Bluff, Southland, New Zealand - 3 August 2014.
Southland, New Zealand
Southland and The Catlins are New Zealand's ultimate nature and wildlife destinations. The region's dramatic scenery makes every view a photo opportunity -- from secluded islands and lush rainforests to fertile farmlands and sweeping coastlines, this is the New Zealand we all dream of.
Nowhere else is it as easy to get up close and personal with some of the most rare species in the world. See native kiwi in the wild on Stewart Island; Meet Henry the tuatara - a reptile dating back to the dinosaur age; Discover our most endangered bird life on Ulva Island; and view yellow-eyed penguins in The Catlins.
As well as the ecological wonderlands of Stewart Island and The Catlins, Eastern Southland inspires with arts and heritage while Western Southland challenges with its pristine wilderness. Invercargill provides a perfect base to explore the region. So discover for yourself that Southland really is the best of natural New Zealand.
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Bluff Hill 360 Degree Panorama - Bluff Harbour, Southland Plains, Foveaux Strait & Stewart Island
360 Degree Timelapse Panorama from the top of Bluff Hill at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand.
Bluff is a town and seaport on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Bluff is 30 km (20 mi) by road from Invercargill, and the southern terminus of the Bluff Branch, the continuation from Invercargill of the Main South Line. This was one of New Zealand's earliest railways, opening on 5 February 1867.
It is the southern-most town in New Zealand (excluding Oban on Stewart Island) and, despite Slope Point and Stewart Island being further to the south, is colloquially used to refer to the southern extremity of the country (particularly in the phrase from Cape Reinga to The Bluff).
Bluff is dominated by Bluff Hill / Motupohue (standing at 265 m (870 ft)), which provides some shelter from the prevailing westerly winds. There is a world-class walk along the shore through native bush up to this point. The town is named for this bluff, which was known to early whalers as Old Man's Bluff or Old Man Bluff.
East across the entry channel from Bluff is Tiwai Point, home to New Zealand's only aluminium smelter and its wharf. Electricity is supplied by the Manapouri Hydroelectric Power Station in Fiordland National Park.
The Bluff area was one of the earliest areas of New Zealand where a European presence became established. The first ship known to have entered the harbour was the Perseverance in 1813, in search of flax trading possibilities, with the first European settlers arriving in 1823 or 1824. This is the foundation for the claim that Bluff is the oldest permanent European settlement in the country. However, the missionary settlement at Kerikeri was both earlier and larger. The town was officially called Campbelltown in 1856, became a borough in 1878, and was renamed Bluff in 1917.
Bluff is at the end of a peninsula that forms the western side of Bluff Harbour and Awarua Bay, with the port located in the relatively narrow entrance channel. It is on State Highway 1, which terminates one kilometre to the south of the town at Stirling Point. At Stirling Point there is a signpost showing the distance and direction to various major cities and locations around the world, including the Equator and the South Pole.
The Bluff Hill/Motupohue area provides visitors to the area with spectacular views over Foveaux Strait and the Southland Plains, a well-established track network, mountain bike track, car park and interpretation panels.
Original native forest, wind-battered coast and scrub-covered hillsides are some of the delights of Bluff Hill/Motupohue.
Stewart Island/Rakiura (commonly called Stewart Island) is the third-largest island of New Zealand. It lies 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait. Its permanent population is 381 people as of the 2013 census, most of whom live in the settlement of Oban on the eastern side of the island.
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Bluff RSA - Bluff, Southland, New Zealand - 3 August 2014
Description: Bluff RSA - Bluff, Southland, New Zealand - 3 August 2014.
SOUTHLAND - End of the World
Southland NZ: End of the World (Catlins & Invercargill)
Nobody spends a week in Invercargill… Except us.
We waited out the weather in NZ’s southernmost city, hoping for a few clear days to explore Stewart Island. Stewart Island is the only place in NZ where the kiwi bird isn’t considered endangered. One’s chances of spotting a kiwi in the wild is greatly increased because Stewart Island kiwis are diurnal and feed both during the night and day. However, the weather spoiled our plans to spot a kiwi, and instead we found ways to entertain ourselves in Invercargill (including a visit to Splash Palace and trying the famous Bluff Oysters).
After spending a week in Invercargill, it was time to move on even though the weather hadn’t cleared. On to the Catlins! The Catlins is a beautiful and dramatic place in New Zealand.
Slope Point
Slope Point is the southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand. Eroded cliffs drop down to the sea below, and there’s a signpost which shows the distance to the Equator and the South Pole. It’s pretty neat to be standing closer to the South Pole than the Equator! The entire area is windswept and looks like I’m standing on another planet.
Nugget Point Lighthouse
Nugget Point was one the highlights of our day in the Catlins. A picturesque lighthouse sits atop a steep headland with a scattering of rocky islets below (The Nuggets). The five minute walk to the lighthouse has incredible views along the coastline, where you can spot seals sunbathing on the rocks below.
Other highlights in the Catlins include: Purakaunui Falls, Teapot Land in Owaka, and feeding the mini horses in Niagara Falls.
We finished our exploration of Southland in sleepy Taieri Mouth. The weather cleared, and we had a beautiful morning on the beach.
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Taking the 'Long_Way' THERE - Detouring to see where a NZ backroad goes (Oct 3rd 2012)
Yep ..
'Tiki_Touring' (The Kiwi Way) .. see that -- it's a signpost --- !!!
I wonder where that backroad goes..?
Well -- wonder no more .. as I went down that one .. and this is the video :
Taking the 'Long_Way' THERE - Detouring to see where a NZ backroad goes ..
(on a recent trip down to Heriot & Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand, Oct 3rd 2012)
From SH8 at Ettrick
Take the Ettrick - Heriot (Moa Flat) hilltop road..
At the very top of Moa Flat -- turn West onto Wilden School Road
Go about 2km (on tarseal) ..
And turn straight - at a LH corner - onto Mackay Road (it's the dirt road).
Then.? Um .. just drive ..!!! Easy really.
Oh .. (and)
Don't forget to go BACK over the hill, into Heriot Valley on Switzer's Road (or you'll end up in the centre of nowhere -- & that's called ? Waikia).
Stirling Point Sign Post
Bluff is at the end of a peninsula that forms the western side of Bluff Harbour and Awarua Bay, with the port located in the relatively narrow entrance channel. It is on State Highway 1, which terminates one kilometre to the south of the town at Stirling Point. At Stirling Point there is a signpost showing the distance and direction to various major cities and locations around the world, including the Equator and the South Pole
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information on Bluff from Google
Bluff (Māori: Motupōhue), previously known as Campbelltown and often referred to as The Bluff, is a town and seaport in the Southland region, on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the southernmost town in mainland New Zealand and, despite Slope Point and Stewart Island being further south, Bluff is colloquially used to refer to the southern extremity.The first ship known to have entered the harbour was the Perseverance in 1813.The town was officially called Campbelltown in 1856, became a borough in 1878, and was renamed Bluff in 1917.
30 km (20 mi) by road from Invercargill, and the southern terminus of the Bluff Branch, the continuation from Invercargill of the Main South Line.
This was one of New Zealand's earliest railways, opening on 5 February 1867.
Bluff is at the end of a peninsula that forms the western side of Bluff Harbour and Awarua Bay, with the port located in the relatively narrow entrance channel. It is on State Highway 1, which terminates one kilometre to the south of the town at Stirling Point. At Stirling Point, there is a signpost showing the distance and direction to various major cities and locations around the world, including the Equator and the South Pole.
A chain sculpture on the coast near Bluff symbolises the Maori belief that Stewart Island is anchored to South Island; a similar sculpture in Rakiura National Park represents the other end of the chain.
BLUFF! THE END I THE LAST VLOG I Day 41 Tour Aotearoa
My 41st vlog from my Tour Aotearoa. The END! LAST VLOG! I ride from Curio Bay via Invercargill (to buy food ;)) to BLUFF. Stirling Point is the the final destination of this tour. It was a 110k ride with a strong headwind not the most fun. I climbed the signpost. My first bike tour ends here! 4000k across New Zealand start at Cape Reinga end in Bluff. It was a really exciting time. I will do some more info videos about this tour and of course a best of! I am really excited to show you the best of its maybe the greatest video I have done so far. Enjoy watching!
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Stirling Point at BLUFF in New Zealand
A quick visit to Bluff for a walk around Stirling Point. Started up the Glory track and we were lucky enough to be visited by a robin about 2 minutes into the walk. As we continued on past the old WW2 gun battery and signal post, more and more birds appeared.. lots of tomtits, bellbirds and tui. The Stewart Island ferry was heading out as we returned. And before we headed back to Invercargill, we stopped in at Greenpoint Domain and took some shots of the 2 old boats.
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Rugby World Cup 2011 - Southland One Year To Go
Bluff students at the Stirling Point signpost at the end of State Highway 1 promoting 'One Year To Go' until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in New Zealand.
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John o' Groats - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Scotland, UK)
We decided to drive up to John o' Groats! It's the furthest north place you can visit when driving within the UK. There isn't a whole lot to do there, but there is a cool lighthouse to mark the lands end. You can also use this opporunity to walk the glen! lol. A couple of miles drive, you can see the second half of the video. This is John o' Groats town center. There is a place to sign your name if you're an 'End to Ender' (Running or more typically cycling from Land's End to John o' Groats). There is a gift shop and also a place to eat. It's a really nice drive, highly recommended!! Unfortunately, I receive a lovely speeding ticket from the local police, bunch of nice guys!
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John o' Groats (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Iain Ghròt) is a village 2.5 miles (4 km) NE of the village of Canisbay, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. John o' Groats lies on Great Britain's northeastern tip, and is popular with tourists as one end of the longest distance between two inhabited British points on the mainland, with Land's End in Cornwall lying 876 miles (1,410 km) to the southwest. It is not the most northerly point on the island of Britain (nearby Dunnet Head is farther north).
John o' Groats is 690 miles (1,110 km) from London, 280 miles (450 km) from Edinburgh, 6 miles (9.7 km) from the Orkney Isles and 2,200 miles (3,500 km) from the North Pole. It is 4.25 miles (6.84 km) from the uninhabited island of Stroma.
A passenger ferry operates from John o' Groats to Burwick on South Ronaldsay in Orkney.
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Land's End to John o' Groats is the traversal of the whole length of the island of Great Britain between two extremities, in the southwest and northeast. The traditional distance by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and takes most cyclists 10 to 14 days; the record for running the route is nine days. Off-road walkers typically walk about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) and take two or three months for the expedition. Two much-photographed signposts indicate the traditional distance at each end.
Land's End is the traditionally acknowledged extreme southern point of mainland England. It is in western Cornwall at the end of the Penwith peninsula. The O.S. Grid Reference of the road end is SW342250, Post Code TR19 7AA. In fact it, or strictly speaking Dr Syntax's Head, SW341253, a few hundred yards NW of the road end, is mainland England's most westerly point. The most southerly point is Lizard Point, about 9 miles (14 km) further south. Land's End is sometimes reckoned incorrectly as mainland England's most southwesterly point. This accolade belongs to Gwennap Head, SW365215, which is at least 2 miles (3.2 km) further south than Dr Syntax's Head but only about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) less west.
John o' Groats is the traditionally acknowledged extreme northern point of mainland Scotland, in northeastern Caithness, O.S. Grid Reference ND380735, Post Code KW1 4YR. The actual northernmost point is Dunnet Head about 2 miles (3 km) further north. The point that is farthest by road from Land's End is Duncansby Head, about 2 miles (3 km) east of John o' Groats. Duncansby Head is also the most northeasterly point of the Scottish mainland.The straight-line distance from Land's End to John o' Groats is 603 miles (970 km) as determined from O.S. Grid References, but such a route passes over a series of stretches of water in the Irish Sea. Google Earth reports a distance of 602.70 miles between the two iconic marker points.
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NZ Cemeteries Heritage Week: The shipwreck cemeteries
Two specialist speakers discuss some of New Zealand's worst shipping disasters and their associated graveyards. These remote burial sites tell tragic but often heroic stories.
Speakers:
- Gay Williams, President, NZ Society of Genealogists
- Michael Wynd, Researcher, National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Recorded at Auckland Libraries, 3 February 2015.
England's Cornwall
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | Check your local public television station for this Rick Steves’ Europe episode or watch it on The far southwest of England is a world unto itself, with a persistent Cornish culture. We'll explore a world of flowers springing from towering hedges, a tin-mining heritage going back to biblical times, salty pirates' towns and fishing villages, and the Land's End of England. Then, side-tripping deep into the vast and mysterious Dartmoor National Park, we'll hike to forgotten stone circles and chase wild ponies.
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