skip to content
QEII National Trust
Openspace New Zealand - Nga Kairauhi Papa
Helping landowners protect New Zealand’s special open spaces
Southland - Bushy Point
Educational Area
A 0.6 km boardwalk and walking track through diverse salt marsh, swamp shrubland and tall native swamp forest.
The area is privately owned and protected under a QEII open space covenant. It is part of an internationally important wetland and is habitat to threatened plants and the scarce South Island fernbird.
On-site visitor interpretation, guided tours and homestay accommodation are available.
Visit by arrangement only
Phone: 03 213 1302
Location: Located on the New River Estuary, 8km from Invercargill.
More information
Find a covenant to visit
To locate QEII places to visit, go to this map on ourfuture.net.nz and type the covernant's name in the search box.