Flints Bush, Southland Map

About Flints Bush, Southland

Flints Bush is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 17 m above sea level. It lies approximately 19 km north-west of Invercargill, the regional capital. Flints Bush is located at 46.3000°S, 168.1500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Flints Bush lies at the edge of rolling farmland, where the ochre of pasture meets the deeper greens of native bush. It lies 19.0 km north-west of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 306°T), and is situated 11.7 km east-north-east of Riverton. The air here carries a faint, damp scent, a promise of the mist that often clings to the lower slopes of the land, softening the edges of the world. The ground, a rich, dark loam, is crisscrossed by the faint tracks of generations, hinting at a quiet industriousness. To the west, the land dips and rises, the gentle contours hinting at the unseen waters that shape the distant coast, a subtle reminder that the Tasman Sea, though kilometres away, exerts its influence. Long White Lagoon, a placid mirror, sometimes catches the sky, a quiet punctuation mark in the landscape.

The history of Flints Bush is one of quiet settlement and steady endeavour, deeply entwined with the land’s bounty. Dairy herds, their coats often slick with the morning dew, are a familiar sight, their milk destined for the processing plants that hum with activity and form the backbone of the local economy. Forestry, too, has played its part, with stands of pine reaching towards the sky, a contrasting texture to the softer, native ngahere found in sheltered gullies. The Aparima River, a steady presence, winds its way through the region, its waters a lifeblood for both agriculture and the natural world. Though Taramea Bay lies some distance off, its tidal breath can be felt in the subtle shifts of the air, a constant, unseen influence.

About This Flints Bush Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flints Bush, Southland, New Zealand — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: -46.3, 168.15. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Flints Bush.

Flints Bush sits within the Southland Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Flints Bush is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.