Wairaki Oxbow Lagoon

About

Found in South Island, Wairaki Oxbow Lagoon is a local business. Its address is 997/1025 Southern Scenic Route, Southland 9682, Nueva Zelanda, placing it along the Southern Scenic Route in Southland. The venue serves as a viewpoint rather than a building, so the stop is about the water and the surrounding land. Travellers heading through the lower South Island pass it on the road between the region's main centres.

What the viewpoint is known for rests on the oxbow shape of the lagoon, a curve formed where a river once ran. A 4.5 out of 5 average across 16 reviews reflects the impressions of those who have stopped. Its website at http://waiautrust.org.nz/ carries background on the site and the trust behind it. Five photographs accompany the listing, showing the water and the outlook.

First-time visitors should expect a roadside pull-in rather than a staffed attraction, with the view itself as the reason to stop. The five photos give a sense of the scene in different conditions.

Tūī, kererū and other native birds are common, and dolphins, fur seals and seabirds are seen around the coast. Polynesian settlers reached New Zealand around the thirteenth century, and British colonisation followed from 1840. New Zealand cooking features lamb, dairy and seafood, including green-lipped mussels, bluff oysters and crayfish. Weather across the country is changeable, and the surrounding ocean keeps both summer heat and winter frost moderate.