5-594: The Longwood Range is a range of hills to the west of the Southland Plains , Southland , New Zealand . From the 1860s until the 1950s gold mining was prevalent in the Longwood Ranges. There are many small towns and localities situated around the periphery of these hills: clockwise from the south-east, these include Riverton , Pourakino Valley , Colac Bay , Pahia , Orepuki , Tuatapere , Otautau and Thornbury . The Te Araroa Trail runs through
10-871: The Aparima , the Ōreti , and the Makarewa . They stretch inland for over 45 kilometres from the coast of the Foveaux Strait , and cover an area of close to 1500 km . To the northeast of Invercargill, the Waimea Plains of the Mataura River and its tributary the Waimea River stretch inland as far as the town of Gore. At their southern extreme they become the Awarua Plain , a large area of marshy land which stretches from near Bluff to
15-644: The South Island of New Zealand, separated by the rise of the Hokonui Hills in the north. It forms a sizeable area of Southland region and encompasses its two principal settlements the city of Invercargill and the town of Gore . The Southland Plains include some of New Zealand's most fertile farmland. The Plains extend from the Waiau River in the west to the Mataura River which forms
20-705: The border with the Otago region to the east. It can be divided into three broad areas: the Southland plain proper, the Waimea Plains and the lower Waiau plain to the west near the Waiau river. The Southland and Waimea Plains are separated by the uplands of the Hokonui Hills, which lie to the west of Gore. The Southland plain lies to the north of the city of Invercargill, and is formed by several large rivers,
25-432: The forest. The highest point of the range is Bald Hill, west of Otautau, and is used for a cellphone tower. 46°12′S 167°50′E / 46.200°S 167.833°E / -46.200; 167.833 This Southland Region geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Southland Plains The Southland Plains is a general name given to several areas of low-lying land in
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