Stewart Island / Rakiura
The third largest island of New Zealand, lying 30 kilometres south of the South Island across Foveaux Strait. Most of it is Rakiura National Park, and it is one of the best places to see the kiwi in the wild and the southern lights.
- Where
- Oban, Southland, New Zealand
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -47.0000, 167.9000
Get the Stewart Island / Rakiura stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Stewart Island / Rakiura. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Southland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Stewart Island / Rakiura
Oban 21 km
The only town on Stewart Island, built around Halfmoon Bay and linked to Bluff by ferry. Its small harbour has a pub, shops and the Rakiura Museum, and walking tracks lead into the national park.
Curio Bay 99 km
A coastal bay in Southland best known for a petrified forest about 180 million years old, visible on the rock shelf at low tide. It is also home to a breeding colony of yellow eyed penguins, one of the rarest penguin species.
Cathedral Caves 121 km
A large V shaped limestone sea cave on Waipati Beach, 15 kilometres south of Papatowai on the Catlins coast. Its two main entrances join inside the cliff, and the cave can only be entered safely around low tide.
Lake Hauroko 124 km
The deepest lake in New Zealand at 462 metres, lying in a forested valley in Fiordland National Park. The lake, close to the south coast, is known to Maori as a place of burial for chiefs.
Nugget Point 158 km
A steep headland on the Otago coast at the northern end of the Catlins, reached by road from Kaka Point. A lighthouse built in 1870 stands at its tip, surrounded by rocky islets, with seabirds, seals and sea lions below.
Kepler Track 178 km
A 60 kilometre circular hiking track near the town of Te Anau, within Fiordland National Park. The route crosses rocky mountain tops, beech forest, glacial valleys and the shores of Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapouri.
Fiordland National Park 184 km
A vast national park in the south west corner of the South Island, covering 12,607 square kilometres and making it the largest in New Zealand. Deep glacier carved fiords such as Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound cut into its steep rainforest and mountains.
Doubtful Sound / Patea 196 km
A fiord in Fiordland, about three times longer than Milford Sound and far quieter. Captain Cook named it Doubtful Harbour in 1770 because he doubted he could sail out again. It is reached by boat across Lake Manapouri and then by road over Wilmot Pass.
Questions
Where is Stewart Island / Rakiura?
Stewart Island / Rakiura is in Oban, Southland, New Zealand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Oban (21 km), Curio Bay (99 km), Cathedral Caves (121 km).
How do I get the Stewart Island / Rakiura stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Stewart Island / Rakiura and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Southland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Stewart Island / Rakiura before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Southland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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