Longbush, Southland

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Longbush

Longbush is a community in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located in a rural area outside the city of Invercargill on the banks of the Waihopai River. Just to the northeast is the larger town of Woodlands.There are two possible origins of the name Longbush, with one being that it is simply named after the shape of the bush. The second, however, is that it was named by the first travellers between Invercargill and Dunedin "and used the term as an indication of the length and weariness of the journey."[1]

The community is located on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway between Kennington and Dacre. Also nearby is the village of Rakahouka. Passenger trains have not operated on the railway through Longbush since the cancellation of the Southerner on 10 February 2002, though this express service did not actually stop in Longbush either.

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1. ^ Beattie, H. (2 September 1912). "Place Names – Southern New Zealand". The Mataura Ensign. Retrieved 3 January 2017 - via Papers Past.

46°23′S 168°30′E﻿ / ﻿46.383°S 168.500°E﻿ / -46.383; 168.500

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Southland District, New Zealand

Seat: Invercargill City

Populated places|

| Mararoa Waimea Ward|

| Five Rivers Area|

* Athol
* Eyre Creek
* Garston
* Lowther
* Lumsden
* Mossburn
* Parawa

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Te Anau Area|

* Manapouri
* Mararoa
* Milford Sound
* Te Anau

Waikaia Area|

* Balfour
* Riversdale
* Waikaia

Waiau Aparima Ward|

| Riverton Area|

* Colac Bay / Ōraka
* Gummies Bush
* Orepuki
* Pahia
* Riverton / Aparima
* Thornbury
* Waipango

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Tuatapere Area|

* Blackmount
* Clifden
* Te Waewae
* Tuatapere

Wallace Area|

* Drummond
* Fairfax
* Heddon Bush
* Isla Bank
* Nightcaps
* Ohai
* Otautau
* Wairio
* Wreys Bush

Waihopai Toetoes Ward|

| Toetoes Area|

* Curio Bay
* Fortification
* Fortrose
* Glenham
* Pine Bush
* Pukewao
* Slope Point
* Titiroa
* Te Peka
* Tokanui
* Waipapa Point
* Waikawa
* Waimahaka
* Wyndham

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Waihopai Area|

* Ashers
* Dacre
* Gorge Road
* Grove Bush
* Kapuka
* Kapuka South
* Longbush
* Mabel Bush
* Makarewa
* Mokotua
* Oteramika
* Rakahouka
* Roslyn Bush
* Timpanys
* Woodlands

Oreti Ward|

| Te Tipua Area|

* Edendale
* Glencoe
* Mataura Island
* Menzies Ferry
* Seaward Downs
* Te Tipua
* Tuturau
* Waitane

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Wallacetown Area|

* Lochiel
* Waianiwa
* Wallacetown
* Waimatuku

Winton Area|

* Browns
* Dipton
* Hedgehope
* Limehills
* Springhills
* Winton

Stewart Island / Rakiura|

* Oban
* Port Pegasus

Geographic features|

* Mavora Lakes
* Mokoreta River
* Mount Richardson
* Niagara Falls
* Porpoise Bay
* Waipapa Point

Facilities and attractions|

* Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park
* Hawea (Clio Rocks) Marine Reserve
* Kahukura (Gold Arm) Marine Reserve
* Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Marine Reserve
* Lake2Lake Trail
* Mavora Lakes Conservation Park
* Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Marine Reserve
* Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve
* SS Tararua
* Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Marine Reserve
* Taumoana (Five Fingers Peninsula) Marine Reserve
* Te Awaatu Channel (The Gut) Marine Reserve
* Te Hapua (Sutherland Sound) Marine Reserve
* Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Marine Reserve
* Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve
* Waipapa Point Lighthouse

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Regional Council

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