South Island
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| Area | 150437 |
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| ISO 3166-2:NZ | NZ-S |
| Population | 1. 038 million (Jun 2011) |
| Points of interest | Aoraki / Mount Cook |
| Did you know | When Britain annexed New Zealand in 1840, the South Island briefly became a part of New South Wales. |
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| ID | 1098899 |
About South Island
The South Island of New Zealand is renowned for its mountains, lakes and glaciers. The Southern Alps, home to 3,724m-high Aoraki Mt. Cook, run along the entire length of the island. In the southwest is Fiordland National Park, with steep-sided Milford Sound. In the north is Abel Tasman National Park, known for its trails and ocean kayaking. Queenstown is famed for adventure sports like bungee jumping and skiing.
New Zealand birds: Takahe facing extinction find new home in sanctuary
... Last week, 18 takahe were released in mountains in South Island to try to boost a small population in the wild...
New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds
... The largest, three times the size of Zealandia, in Nelson in the South Island...
New Zealand cat-killing competition for children axed after backlash
... The event had been announced as part of a June fundraiser hunt for a local school in Canterbury on the South Island...
Dozens of pilot whales die at notorious New Zealand beach
... Wildlife officials said the pod was first spotted on Thursday, beached across three kilometres of Farewell Spit on the South Island...
New Zealand: Scientists discover rare baby ghost shark
... 7 miles) underwater near the South Island...
International Garden Photographer of the Year winners revealed
... Wildlife in the Garden, Second Place: Common Green Grasshopper, taken in the Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, Utah, US, by Ecaterina LeonteWildlife in the Garden, Third Place: Dunnock, taken in Padregnana, Lombardy, Italy, by Danilo Ernesto MelziAbstract Views, First Place: Amaryllis and Honesty, taken in West Yorkshire, England, UK, by Ian GilmourAbstract Views, Second Place: Dancer, taken in Kraichgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, by Thorsten ScheuermannAbstract Views, Third Place: Arrangement for Crete, taken in Rockland County, New York, US, by Laurie PeekBeautiful Gardens, First Place: Greenery by the Pond, taken in Arboretum Wojsławice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, by Bożena PiotrowskaBeautiful Gardens, Second Place: Abundance, taken in Airfield Estate Gardens, Dundrum, County Dublin, Ireland, by Anna-Louise HallyBeautiful Gardens, Third Place: The Heart of the Garden, taken in Arboretum Wojsławice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, by Bożena PiotrowskaBreathing Spaces, First Place: Bamford Beauty, taken in Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK, by Lee HowdleBreathing Spaces, Second Place: One Tree Hill, taken in Devon, England, UK, by Adam BurtonBreathing Spaces, Third Place: The King, taken in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina, by Andrea PozziPlants & Planet, First Place: Na Pali Coast, taken in Kauai Island, Hawaii, US, by Stuart ChapePlants & Planet, Second Place: Rotation, taken in Plitviče Lakes National Park, Croatia, by Mauro BattistelliPlants & Planet, Third Place: Painted Forest, taken in Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, US, by Xin ZhongThe Beauty of Plants, First Place: Controluce, taken in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, by Gianluca BeniniThe Beauty of Plants, Second Place: Dwarf Poppy, taken in Trzebinia, Małopolska, Poland, by Magdalena WasiczekThe Beauty of Plants, Third Place: Mysterious Blue, taken in Cangshan Mountain, Dali, Yunnan Province, China, by Hailei ZhengThe World of Fungi, First Place: Mycena Swirl, taken in Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, UK, by Tony NorthThe World of Fungi, Second Place: Triple-headed Comatricha, taken in Buckinghamshire, England, UK, by Barry WebbThe World of Fungi, Third Place: Sulphur Tufts, taken in Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve, Lancashire, England, UK, by Tony NorthTrees, Woods & Forests, First Place: The Wooden Army, taken in The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, Italy, by Luigi RuoppoloTrees, Woods & Forests, Second Place: Highland Lochan, Autumn, taken in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, by Ross BrownTrees, Woods & Forests, Third Place: Foggy Snow Gum, taken in Thredbo, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia, by Anne NeiwandWildflower Landscapes, First Place: Wildflower Explosion, taken in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, US, by Dennis FratesWildflower Landscapes, Second Place: Lupins at Dawn, taken in Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand, by Gigi WilliamsWildflower Landscapes, Third Place: Poppies and Cornflowers, taken in Castelluccio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy, by Gianluca GianferrariAll pictures are subject to copyright...
Covid: New Zealand PM Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron wave
... A family who had attended a wedding in Auckland tested positive after returning home to the South Island...
Rare Antarctic penguin accidentally travels 3,000km to New Zealand
... He eventually got through to Thomas Stracke, who has been rehabilitating penguins on New Zealand s South Island for about 10 years...
Rare Antarctic penguin accidentally travels 3,000km to New Zealand
A Penguin has found itself on the shores of New Zealand , at least 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) away from its natural habitat of Antarctica.
The Adélie Penguin , who has now been affectionately named Pingu by locals, was found looking lost on the coast.
Harry Singh , The Local resident who found him, said he thought he was a " soft toy" at first.
It is only The Third recorded incident of an Adélie Penguin being found on New Zealand 's coast.
Mr Singh and his wife first came across the Penguin when They were out walking after a long day of work on The Beach at Birdlings Flat, a settlement located about 45 kilometres south of the capital Christchurch.
" First I thought it (was) a soft toy, suddenly the Penguin moved his head, so I realized it was real, " Mr Singh told The Bbc .
Footage of the Penguin posted on Mr Singh's Facebook page showed the Penguin appearing lost and alone.
" It did not move for One Hour . . and [looked] exhausted" Mr Singh said.
Mr Singh proceeded to call Penguin rescuers as he was concerned that the Penguin was not getting into the water, thereby Making It a potential target for other predatory animals roaming The Beach .
" We did not Want It to end up in a dog's or cat's stomach, " He Said .
He eventually got through to Thomas Stracke, who has been rehabilitating penguins on New Zealand 's South Island for about 10 Years .
Mr Stracke was shocked to find that the Penguin was an Adélie Penguin - a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic Peninsula . Mr Stracke, along with a veterinarian, rescued the Penguin that same evening.
Underweight and dehydratedBlood tests performed on Pingu showed that it was slightly underweight and dehydrated. It has since been given fluids and fed via a feeding tube.
The Bird will eventually be released onto a safe beach on Banks Peninsula , which is free of dogs.
The Discovery is only The Third in history that an Adélie Penguin has been found on New Zealand 's coasts, following two incidents in 1993 and 1962.
Adélie spottings remain rare in New Zealand , but if more of them appear in The Future , it could be a worrying sign, say experts.
" I think if we started getting annual arrivals of Adélie penguins, we'd go actually, something's changed in The Ocean that we need to understand, " Otago University zoology professor Philip Seddon told news site The Guardian .
" More studies will give us more understanding where penguins go, what They do, what the population trends are Like - They 're going to tell us something about the health of that marine ecosystem in general. "
Reporting by The Bbc 's Zubaidah Abdul Jalil
Source of news: bbc.com
