Rakiura / Stewart Island, New Zealand

Stewart Island is the southernmost of New Zealand's four main islands and offers a a glimpse into a simpler, slower lifestyle, in rhythm with the sea and the tides, attuned to the natural world of bush and beach.
The entire population of the island is 400 with its main town being Oban, just a short 1 hour ferry ride from Bluff in New Zealand South Island across the Foveaux Strait.
'Rakiura', is the more commonly known and used Māori name. It is usually translated as Glowing Skies, a reference to the aurora australis, the southern lights that are a phenomenon of southern latitudes.

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