Invercargill

Invercargill, the most southerly city in New Zealand, was built in the late 19th and early 20th century, and its wide streets and century old buildings give the visitor a unique feeling of stepping back in time to when business was conducted in a more sedate and considered manner and the streets were (figuratively) paved with Central Otago gold. Invercargill is the main centre of the Southland region, and the service city for the farms of the fertile Southland plains. Wikivoyage

Population 50,200 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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Invercargill memorial gate Memorial · 690 m

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Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

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