Living in Southland
Find out more about Southland and our economy. Also see what walkway and cycleway facilities are available, and find out about the Lifelines project Council is working on.
Learn more about our unique coastline. Also find out more about navigational safety in Southland and find out which places are the best to swim through our summer bathing water quality monitoring.
Southland has an abundance of surface water. Find out about which rivers and lakes are safe to swim in during summer, keeping safe on the water and if any of our works programmes will disrupt your weekend fishing plans.
Our regional boundary is from Awarua Point on the West Coast to Waiparau Head on the fringe of the East Coast and includes Stewart Island. Find out about Southland through some statistics about the region.
Environment Southland is the brand name of Southland Regional Council.