Southland Plains

The Southland Plains is a general name given to several areas of low-lying land in 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.

[1] 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, the Aparima, the Ōreti, and the Makarewa.

At their southern extreme they become the Awarua Plain, a large area of marshy land which stretches from near Bluff to the foot of the Catlins in the far east.