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New Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreational Park
A mountain bike and walking track is set to attract tourists from throughout the country to the new adventure park in Bluff during the next two years.
Work is under way on the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreational Precinct with the Invercargill City Council working closely with the Southland Mountain Bike Club to create the outdoor hub.
New boat ramp and jetties
he Bluff Community Board chairman hopes boaties will be able to benefit from a new boat and jetty ramp by next summer after a series of delays.
Last year, the Invercargill City Council included in its long-term plan a budget of $1.8 million to carry out upgrades of the ramp in the coastal community as it has degraded since its construction more than 30 years ago.
Looking for a way to celebrate Matariki?
Matariki o Awarua celebrations at Te Rau Aroha Marae 23rd June to 26th June 2022.
Walk from Invercargill to Bluff
Southland NZ
The Invercargill to Bluff trail was officially opened last week
The trail has been gifted the name Te Ara Taurapa (A journey/ pathway along the Stern of the waka).
Marae kaumatua units opened in first stage of plan
Otago Daily Times - Ben Tomsett
After more than 20 years of planning, the first step in Ngai Tahu’s plans to build intergenerational housing on the country’s southernmost marae was unveiled yesterday.
New Position Created to Drive Bluff Tourism Master Plan
Whatsoninvers.nz
Bluff community stalwart Tammi Topi has been contracted by Great South to drive forward grand visions for the Southland town of Bluff.
Hopes for pearler as oyster season starts (Video)
Otago Daily Times - Luisa Girao
The frenzy that is the annual Bluff oyster season is upon us - and customers can get a taste of it from today.
Boats headed out into Foveaux Strait yesterday and oyster openers were ready to shuck many of the delicacies in the factories across the region.
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival (Video)
Southland NZ
The annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival is brought to you by a dedicated bunch of Bluff locals, giving the event a uniquely Southland flavour. Their catch-cry is ’Unsophisticated and proud of it!’ and they back it up in boatloads with an action-packed day.
The Southland Aquaculture Agreement
A Southland aquaculture agreement signed yesterday has highlighted a changed relationship between iwi and the Crown.
The Southland Aquaculture Agreement — seven years in the making — was signed in Bluff yesterday.
The agreement provides Ngai Tahu marine space to develop aquaculture in a 16.6ha area and the package has a value of about $4million.