 Introduction
Bluff is unique – in its geography, history, industry and attractions. It’s certainly worth spending a night or even more time in the town, not only experiencing it for yourself, but also benefiting your next generation through investment opportunities. Soak up the invigorating atmosphere of this small fishing town and then head for one of the many coastal walks leaving from Stirling Point or up Bluff Hill to admire the fine views of Southland and Stewart Island. No matter where the journey begins, you will fall love with this ‘Pearl of the South’. Location Half an hour south of Invercargill is Bluff- a port township full of heritage and unique attractions.
Bluff is the gateway to Stewart Island, one hour ferry from bluff port, experience Foveaux Strait in style on board, and don’t forget keep a lookout for seabirds.
History
Bluff is the oldest European town in New Zealand, having been settled continuously since 1824. James Spencer landed at Bluff to found one of the earliest settlements in New Zealand. He built the first European house in Southland, purchasing land from a local Maori before importing a herd of cattle. He also established a fishing station and a Spencer, and was the manager of a whaling satiation and a store. William Stirling purchased land twelve years after Spencer, and was the manager of a whaling station. He is remembered in the name of Stirling Port, the site of an international signpost and start of the Foveaux Walkway and Glory Track.
Bluff is a small town snuggled at the foot of Bluff Hill’s 867 ft. It is nestled beside a wonderful harbour and is steeped in the history of whaling, sealing and shipping.
From the magnificent hilltop viewing platform there are panoramic views of Steward Island, Ruapuke and Dog Island, Tiwai Peninsula, Centre Island and the southern mountains-a sight not to be missed. Port of Bluff
The port of Bluff is owned and operated by South Port New Zealand Limited. ‘The closest port Bluff’ advantage for many of the diverse southern region exporters and importers is the close proximity of the Port handles 70% of the region’s estimated 3 million tonnes of cart\go and therefore provides a vital link between the provincial hinterland and overseas markets. Dominating the landscape at Bluff is the South Port Island Harbour. Being completely man made, the 40 ha Island Harbour was constructed in the early 1960’s and was reclaimed using dredging as a backfill. Also clearly visible in Bluff Harbour are the Town Wharf, which acted as the original port and the NZAS operated Tiwai Wharf.
In excess of 2 million tonnes of cargo are handled each year, with agri-nutrients, petroleum, alumina, coke, pitch, and fish being the main imported products. Aluminium, dairy, meat, fish, stockfood, tallow, logs, woodchips, sawn timber, MDF and veneer are exported. This product is predominantly in bulk or break bulk form but increasingly the port handles containerised cargo.
South Port has regular calling services to key markets throughout Asia and North America as well as providing charter shipments to many other parts of the globe. Attraction
This fascinating museum documents the development of Bluff’s oyster, whaling, mutton birding, port and ferry industries. The oyster boat Monica sits alongside the museum ready for your inspection.
View the unique example of Kiwi culture, we guarantee you’ve not seen anything like this before. Named after Captain William Stirling, the area was originally home to a whaling station established by Stirling for Johnny Jones in 1836. The world famous Stirling Point signpost attracts many thousands of visitors each year. It was originally built of timber c1960, with six direction arms to Dog Island, Ruapuke Island, South Pole, Wellington, Sydney and London. Due to repeated vandalism it was replaced in mental and cemented in place. Today’s version gives directions to twelve locations including Invercargill’ sister city Kumagaya, Japan. The Stirling Point Pilot Station is also nearby and can be accessed via the coastline.
International Signpost at the beginning of State Highway One, meaningful signpost attracting lots of tourists. Original native forest, wind-battered coast, scrub covered hillsides are all the delights of Bluff Hill. At the top of the hill, you can admire the fine views of south island and Steward Island. The Foveaux Walkways, Glory Track, Millennium and Topuni tracks are walks offering superb views and native bush, while the Green point Walkway is an interesting coastal walk. If you visit Bluff during the oyster season take the time to try the world famous Bluff Oyster, a much sought after delicacy. Festivals There are a lot of events held in Bluff over the span of a year. The major events being, Southlands biggest fishing contest, the Stabi-Craft Fishing Tournament and Gala Day , held in April and The Oyster Bay Bluff Oyster and Southland Seafood Festival , held in April. · STABI - CRAFT FISHING TOURNAMENT
Glorious weather on the opening day of the 2006 Stabi - Craft Fishing Tournament in Bluff brought out the anglers in large numbers.
Queues were long when the weigh station opened at 3pm in the Bluff Events Centre. Weigh station staff estimated the numbers to be double those of last year.
The heaviest fish weighed in on the first day was a 68 kg Skate in the Southern Aqua Adventures Skate Category. Catches were extremely good and a huge number of Blue Cod were weighed in throughout the afternoon.
· Bluff Oyster & Southland Seafood Festival 2006
"A marvellous day"! That was Oyster Bay Bluff Oyster & Southland Seafood Festival Chairman, Tommy Foggo speaking after the opening day of the iconic Festival in Bluff today.
"It went terrifically well, with only positive comments from Festival - goers", he added.
The Festival began with the traditional Piping In of the Bluff Oyster and a welcome from the Deputy Mayor of Invercargill, Neil Boniface.
The big crowd then settled in to enjoy a day of plentiful food, wines, beers, non alcoholic beverage and entertainment. Many attending rated the Festval as one of the best ever.
The Topp Twins were a highlight and soon had the crowd dancing and enjoying themselves. After their performance they spent a great deal of time mingling with an appreciative crowd. Stewart Island Washed by the Southern Ocean, Stewart Island is located off the beaten track, across Foveaux Strait from Bluff. There is a mystique about Stewart Island that cannot be found elsewhere in New Zealand. Numerous islands dot the shoreline and densely forested hills descend to a coastline of rocky outcrops and creamy golden sand beaches. It is a natural refuge for marine and bird life.
The island is rich resources of native flora and birds, seafood and that very special delicacy, many of tourists and backpackers are coming for the bush walk and nature encounter; while all the rich people are coming for the purpose of enjoying the most beautiful scenery at the world’s most southern part. This creates lots opportunities for investing on different levels of holiday accommodation to optimize this ideal nature environment.
Invercargill
An $8m redevelopment of the city centre commenced in 1996. The redevelopment, which incorporates Celtic and Maori themes, enhances the architectural styles that make the Invercargill City Centre unique. The works were designed to make the heart of the city an attractive and safe place for retail and social activities.
The city of Invercargill invites you to experience the warmth, friendliness and hospitality that make Invercargill such a great place. With a combination of cultural attractions, a rejuvenated city life and outstanding nature reserves and parks, visitors to Invercargill often say how much more there is to see and do in the city than they had expected.
Whether you are looking for fun and entertainment or a relaxing holiday taking in the pleasures of our friendly city, there’s more in store in Invercargill.
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Conclusion
To sum up, Bluff is a new development city with infinite investment opportunities, not only in tourism industry, but also real estate or other industries. As the unique environment would continually attracting tourists all over the world, quality accommodation with western standard is urgently needed, especially in Oyster seasons. The blackgold-gas oil's find out will bring a lots of new business opportunity to bluff.
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