• Goldpanning
• Skiing
• Adventure tourism

• The Southern Lakes.
• The Mountains.
• The Rivers.
• The tiny towns and villages, some now abandoned.
  • The stone architecture of many of the pioneers' structures.
  • Abandoned goldfields
• Moeraki Boulders - peculiar round rocks on the beach near the fishing settlement of Palmerston.

Moeraki Restaurant & Bar - touristy cafe at the stairs to the beach to the Moeraki Boulders. Good view of sea.

Fluer's Place - located in the Moeraki village away from SH1. Fresh seafood.

Fish Inn, in Waikouiti - fish & chips shop on SH1. Good fish in light fluffy batter.

• Evansdale Cheese Factory (Waikouaiti), Hawksbury Village State Highway 1 (Watch for the signs.), ☎ 4658 101, [1]. 10 --4. A small cheese factory with a shop where you can sample and buy cheese. Open 7 days.  edit