Overview
Stewart Island / Rakiura, commonly known as Stewart Island, is New Zealand's third-largest island, located 30 kilometres south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait.
Description
If you make the short but extremely rewarding trip to Stewart Island/Rakiura you'll have one up on most New Zealanders, many of whom maintain an active curiosity about the country's 'third island' without ever going there. It is a roughly triangular island with a total land area of 1,746 square kilometres.
Address
Invercargill, Southland
New Zealand
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand/stewart-island-and-outer-islands/stewart-island
Invercargill, Southland
New Zealand
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/new-zealand/stewart-island-and-outer-islands/stewart-island