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Paddling near Bluff, Southland

Bluff sits at the southern tip of the South Island in Southland, flanked by Foveaux Strait and close to Stewart Island. The wider Southland region draws paddlers to sea kayaking around Stewart Island and The Catlins coast, as well as river runs on the area's braided and free-flowing waterways.

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