MATAURA

'Mataura' is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.
It is situated on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line railway, thirteen kilometres south of Gore and 53 kilometres north of Invercargill. On the southern side of the town, State Highway 96 diverges from SH 1 and runs westward through nearby communities such as Te Tipua and Waitane, ultimately terminating in Ohai. The Mataura River flows south through Mataura, and is a source of excellent brown trout.
Mataura has a meat processing plant, and until recently it was the site of a large pulp and paper mill.

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Famous Mataura Citizens

Cardigan Bay

Famous Mataura Citizens

Justin Marshall - All Black Half Back

Cardigan Bay

Mataura is the birth place of Cardigan Bay, the famous New Zealand pacer. Cardigan Bay was the first standardbred to win $1,000,000.