Stewart Island, Southland Map

About Stewart Island, Southland

Stewart Island is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It lies approximately 73 km south-southwest of Invercargill, the regional capital. Stewart Island is located at 46.9867°S, 167.8821°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Stewart Island, a vast expanse of emerald and umber, rises from the southern seas, its shores a rugged tapestry of granite and tenacious scrub. It lies 74.4 km south-south-west of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 209°T), and is situated 55.0 km south-west of Bluff. The air here carries the invigorating tang of salt and the damp, earthy perfume of native bush, a constant reminder of its wild isolation. Ancient beech forests, their branches draped with moss like wise old men, cloak the steeper slopes, giving way to the open, windswept expanses of tussock higher up. Below, the land fractures into a network of inlets and bays, where the relentless South West Arm breathes in and out with the tide, shaping the coastline with a patient, elemental force. The Rakeahua River, a silver thread through the wilderness, carves its path towards the sea, its waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the southern sky.

The island's history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring rhythm of its industries. For generations, the bounty of the sea has sustained Stewart Island, with fishing forming the backbone of its economy, drawing hardy souls to its harbours. Alongside this, a quiet tourism has blossomed, travellers drawn by the island’s untamed beauty and the promise of solitude. The North West Circuit Track, a challenging but rewarding pathway, beckons hikers into the heart of this wilderness, offering glimpses of rare birdlife and panoramic vistas. The legacy of early settlements, though now faded, still whispers in the names of places and the weathered structures that dot the landscape, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose this remote corner of the world as their home.

About This Stewart Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stewart Island, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -46.98672, 167.882138. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

My Location & Navigate starts the vector-tile navigator: live turn-by-turn driving directions from your current position to any destination, with spoken guidance, lane hints and automatic re-routing.

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 Stewart Island.

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