Southern Regional Plan 2009/2010

Fifteen to 65-yearolds make up the majority (65 per cent) of our population.
Extending from north Timaru to Stewart Island, the region has a population of 363,150.
Central Otago is New Zealand’s highest – and the world’s most southerly – wine region.
With a wealth of the world’s most stunning scenery – like UNESCO World Heritage Site Milford Sound – the region draws thousands of tourists to New Zealand every year.