16 Dec 2025

Around the motu: Kirsty Pickett from Te Anau

From Nine To Noon, 10:47 am on 16 December 2025
A tourist sightseeing ferry boat travels down the calm, deep blue waters of Milford Sound in the remote Fiordland region in the south west of the South Island of New Zealand

Photo: 123RF

Kirsty talks to Kathryn about  Ngāi Tahu joining Milford Sound Tourism, the Lake2Lake cycle trail goes fully off-road, blank walls around Te Anau are being brought to life with a street art festival and the 14 year old  planning to cycle the length of the country to raise money for  the Fiordland Marine Search and Rescue team.

Kirsty Pickett co owner of the Southland App based in Te Anau, covering Southland and Fiordland.