Stirling Point

It is notable as the southern end of both State Highway 1 and Te Araroa; both these facilities span the length of the country.

Stirling, whose real name is believed to be Pankhurst or Pankhirst, was born in Broadstairs, England and ran away to become a seafarer when he was aged 14.

After repeated vandalism, a metal post was cemented into place and twelve destination blades were fitted.

[9][10] When a Scottish tourist pointed out in 2017 that directions, distances and the coordinates displayed by the signpost were wrong, officials reviewed the setup and confirmed the errors.

[11][12] As part of the corrections implemented in late 2018, Tokyo in Japan was removed from the signpost and replaced with Suqian, but the former sister city Hobart was kept on the sign.