Tiwai Point

Tiwai Point

Awarua Plain (top), Tiwi Point (centre) and Bluff (lower left) viewed from the International Space Station in 2008.

Tiwai Point lies at the entrance to Bluff Harbour on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. A spit which extends from the western end of the Awarua Plain, it lies between Awarua Bay to the north and Foveaux Strait to the south. It is known for the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, one of the largest industrial facilities in New Zealand.^[1]

Tiwai Rocks Important Bird Area

The rocks at the tip of Tiwai Point have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because they are home to a breeding colony of Foveaux shags.^[2]

References

↑ Easton, Brian (3 March 2009). "Economy - Secondary production". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatu- Taonga. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
↑ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Tiwai Rocks. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-05.

Suburbs and localities in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Major settlements	Invercargill (seat) Bluff Clifton Lorneville Otatara Waikiwi

Invercargill suburbs	Appleby Ascot Avenal Georgetown Gladstone Glengarry Grasmere Hargest Hawthorndale Heidelberg Kew Kingswell Newfield Prestonville Richmond Rockdale Rosedale Strathern Waihopai Waverley Windsor

Localities	Awarua Plains Greenhills Kennington Mill Road Motu Rimu Myross Bush Ocean Beach Omaui Oreti Beach Sandy Point Seaward Bush Taramoa Tisbury Tiwai Point West Plains Waimatua Woodend

Coordinates: 46°35′53″S 168°21′51″E / 46.598034°S 168.364105°E / -46.598034; 168.364105

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