Hāwea / Bligh Sound is a fiord of the South Island of New Zealand.
Wild Natives River flows into the innermost arm, Bounty Haven.
In October 2019, the name of the fiord was officially altered to Hāwea / Bligh Sound.
[1] Hawea (Clio Rocks) Marine Reserve covers 411 hectares in the central part of the fiord.
The reserve includes large areas of sheltered shallow rock wall habitat and deep reef or rock wall habitat.