Murihiku Southland Featured in Kia Ora Magazine

15 Jul 2025

Auld Distillery

We’re pleased to share that Rakiura Distillery, Bluff Distillery, and Auld Distillery are featured in the July edition of Kia Ora Magazine, Air New Zealand’s inflight publication.

Read the article here.

Kia Ora Magazine July 2025 - Southland Distilleries

This feature is part of a series of editorials following a week-long hosted media visit in December 2024, organised by our Tourism team to highlight Murihiku Southland as a visitor destination. The itinerary showcased Invercargill, trips to Gore, The Catlins, Riverton, Rakiura Stewart Island, our vibrant food scene, and more.

Previous coverage from the same visit includes the following features in Kia Ora Magazine:

We’re proud to see these stories rolling out and our region receiving such strong exposure in a high-profile publication. We hope this inspires future travellers to explore our beautiful region and experience everything on offer. And keep an eye out for the August edition, as there’s more Southland goodness to come!

Thank you to all involved in supporting this media visit and helping to promote our region!