The Bluff township has a Community Board to help promote and enhance the area for residents and visitors alike.
Bluff has recently expanded its recreational offerings with the new Motupōhue Adventure Park. The park features over 10km of walking and mountain biking trails across the beautiful Bluff Hill. This latest addition is complemented by an upgraded Bluff boat ramp that includes modern floating pontoons, set to be completed in 2025.
Each year, students from Bluff have the opportunity to apply for the Bluff Community Board Bursary to assist them with their studies. More information about this can be found on the Bluff Community Board Facebook page at the end of the year.
The 2023 Census put Bluff’s population at 1840.
Bluff Service Station
The Council’s Bluff Service Centre at 98 Gore Street deals with Council payments as well as Lotto, Post Shop and library services. The Bluff Community Board meetings are held monthly at the Municipal Chamber.
Bluff Community Board
The Bluff Community Board are the key connection with the Council for the people of Bluff, representing the views and advocating for the needs of the community. To see what has been discussed at previous meetings, see the agendas here.
Events calendar
Bluff has its own events calendar, which highlights local events ranging from Sea Scout meetings and Zumba exercise classes to international events such as the Bluff Oyster and Food Festival and the Bluff Hill Climb section of the Burt Munro Challenge. See what’s on here.
What to do and see
There are plenty of amazing things to see in do in Bluff inluding:
And many other activies that you can check out here and here.
Sign of the times
An updated version of the world famous Stirling Point sign was installed on a stormy evening in November 2018.
The old sign, which was a little worse for wear, had to be replaced after it was discovered some of the blades were not correctly positioned. It was also an opportunity to update the sign by adding a blade pointing to Invercargill’s sister city Suqian, China.
The new sign was made by local business Bluff Engineering.
Pictured from left are Bluff Community Board Chairman Ray Fife, Invercargill City Council Roading Manager Russell Pearson and Council staff member David McCormick.
Other Bluff links
Bluff Oyster and Food Festival official website
Bluff Hill Motupōhue Environment Trust
Bluff Community Board members
Council news for Bluff
Official Bluff website
Historic Bluff and Bluff history
Te Rūnanga o Awarua
South Port
Stewart Island Ferry
