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'''Invercargill''' is a town on the very south of [[New Zealand]]'s South Island. It's main industries are meat and aluminium. There's not a lot to do in Invercargill but many of surrounding areas are quite beautiful. | '''Invercargill''' is a town on the very south of [[New Zealand]]'s South Island. It's main industries are meat and aluminium. There's not a lot to do in Invercargill but many of surrounding areas are quite beautiful. | ||
| − | Hitching is easy | + | Hitching is easy from Invercargill. |
== Heading West and Through Central Otago == | == Heading West and Through Central Otago == | ||
| − | Heading North towards Central Otago ([[Queenstown]], [[Wanaka]], etc) or the West Coast ([[Greymouth]], [[Westport]] etc.) | + | Heading North towards Central Otago ([[Queenstown]], [[Wanaka]], etc) or the West Coast ([[Greymouth]], [[Westport]] etc.) |
| − | + | Take State Highway 6 the main street through the city, in the south of the city it's called Clyde Street, in the middle of the city it's known as Dee Street and at the north end it's called North Road. The road is quite wide in most places and there are many places for cars to see you and space to pull over. | |
| − | + | == Heading North Via Gore== | |
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| + | Towards [[Gore]], [[Dunedin]], [[Timaru]], [[Christchurch]]. It's usually fairly easy to get a ride when you wait a hundred meters or so down from the corner of Racecourse and East Roads (East Road is part of State Highway 1). | ||
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| + | ==Heading North via The Catlins on "The Southern Scenic Route" == | ||
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| + | Towards Curio Bay, Papatowai, The Nuggets, Balclutha then on to Dunedin etc. | ||
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| + | Walk out along Elles Rd, McQuarrie Rd to the intersection of Scott St and Brown St. | ||
[[Category:New Zealand]] | [[Category:New Zealand]] | ||
{{IsIn|New Zealand}} | {{IsIn|New Zealand}} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:43, 1 September 2018
Invercargill is a town on the very south of New Zealand's South Island. It's main industries are meat and aluminium. There's not a lot to do in Invercargill but many of surrounding areas are quite beautiful.
Hitching is easy from Invercargill.
Heading West and Through Central Otago
Heading North towards Central Otago (Queenstown, Wanaka, etc) or the West Coast (Greymouth, Westport etc.)
Take State Highway 6 the main street through the city, in the south of the city it's called Clyde Street, in the middle of the city it's known as Dee Street and at the north end it's called North Road. The road is quite wide in most places and there are many places for cars to see you and space to pull over.
Heading North Via Gore
Towards Gore, Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch. It's usually fairly easy to get a ride when you wait a hundred meters or so down from the corner of Racecourse and East Roads (East Road is part of State Highway 1).
Heading North via The Catlins on "The Southern Scenic Route"
Towards Curio Bay, Papatowai, The Nuggets, Balclutha then on to Dunedin etc.
Walk out along Elles Rd, McQuarrie Rd to the intersection of Scott St and Brown St.
