Invercargill
Invercargill is a city of 50,000 people and one of the southernmost cities in the world, and is certainly so in New Zealand (where it is also the westernmost).
It's at the heart of Southland, a province well-known for its untouched scenery, its farmland, large areas of conservation land and marine reserves. It's a great location for visitors who want to get into the great outdoors.
Exploring the Fiordland National Park
Invercargill is on the Southern Scenic Route, a tourist highway that enables easy day trips to Queenstown, Dunedin, Te Anau and Fiordland where visitors can explore the huge national park that covers the south-west corner of the South Island.
Since the start of the new millennium, Invercargill and Southland has benefitted from a boom of the dairy industry, due to increased demand for New Zealand milk, cheese and butter. The region also produces meat and other food products. This has helped Invercargill develop its central business district, and its facilities for visitors.
To the south and Stewart Island
Head half an hour south to Bluff, the southernmost town in New Zealand, and you can catch a ferry to Stewart Island. With only 400 residents, it provides an excellent few days away to sample the local pub, fish and chips and some stunning walks.