Gorge Road

Gorge Road is a locality in the Southland region of New Zealand's South Island. It is on the Southern Scenic Route and is situated on the western bank of the Mataura River. Nearby settlements include Ashers to the west, and across the Mataura, Pine Bush and Titiroa to the east.

Gorge Road

The name Gorge Road derives from the main 19th century overland route, which was along a Bush lined valley and gave the appearance of a gorge.

Gorge Road and Districts Community Development Area (an initiative of the Southland District Council to give local people a say in what is happening in their area) has almost 400 householders in the Southland District Council, and is the largest Community Development Area of the 16 in the Southland District Council. It also has the largest area of wetlands in the Ramsar Wetlands in Southland.

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