Editing South Island (section)

==Tourism==

[[File:NZ280315 Kaikoura Whale Watching 06.jpg|thumb|Whale watching in [[Kaikōura]]]]

Tourism is a huge earner for the South Island. Popular tourist activities include sightseeing, [[Adventure travel|adventure tourism]], such as glacier climbing and Bungee jumping, [[Tramping in New Zealand|tramping]] (hiking), kayaking, and [[camping]]. Numerous walking and hiking paths, including six of the [[New Zealand Great Walks]], are located in the South Island and are renowned internationally.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macleod |first1=Source: Murdo |title=Walking the Milford Track: New Zealand's most popular trail |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/video/2018/jan/22/walking-the-milford-track-new-zealands-most-popular-trail |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=31 December 2021 |date=22 January 2018 }}</ref>

An increase in direct international flights to [[Christchurch]], [[Dunedin]] and [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]] has boosted the number of overseas tourists.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

[[Fiordland National Park]], [[Abel Tasman National Park]], [[Westland Tai Poutini National Park]], [[Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park]], [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]], [[Kaikōura]], and the [[Marlborough Sounds]] are regarded as the main tourism destinations in the South Island and amongst the Top 10 destinations in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hot Soup |url=http://www.thequickten.com/travel/top-ten-tourist-attractions-in-new-zealand |title=Top Ten Tourist Attractions in New Zealand |publisher=Thequickten.com |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=12 November 2010 }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2021}}

===Ski areas and resorts===
[[File:Ledge Bungy, Queenstown, New Zealand 01.jpg|thumb|[[Bungy jumping]] in [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]]]]
[[File:Captains Basin view at Cadrona Skifield.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cardrona Alpine Resort]]]]
[[File:Mount Cook 4 (31291336881).jpg|thumb|right|Lake Pukaki, with Aoraki / Mount Cook in the background]]
[[File:ArthurPass-4.jpg|thumb|[[Arthur's Pass]]]]
This is a list of [[ski resort|ski areas and resorts]] in the South Island.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Notes
|-
| [[Awakino ski area]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Broken River, New Zealand|Broken River]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Cardrona Alpine Resort]]
| [[Otago]]
|
|-
| [[Coronet Peak]]
| [[Otago]]
|
|-
| [[Craigieburn Valley]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Fox Peak]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Hanmer Springs Ski Area]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Invincible Snowfields]]
| [[Otago]]
| Helicopter access only
|-
| [[Mount Cheeseman]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Mount Dobson, New Zealand|Mount Dobson]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
|
|-
| [[Mount Hutt, New Zealand|Mount Hutt]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
|
|-
| [[Mount Olympus, New Zealand|Mount Olympus]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Mount Potts]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| [[Heliskiing]] and [[snow mobile|snowcatting]] only
|-
| [[Mount Robert]]
| [[Tasman District|Tasman]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Ōhau (skifield)|Ōhau]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
|
|-
| [[Porter Heights, New Zealand|Porter Ski Area]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
|
|-
| [[Rainbow, New Zealand|Rainbow]]
| [[Tasman District|Tasman]]
|
|-
| [[The Remarkables, New Zealand|The Remarkables]]
| [[Otago]]
|
|-
| [[Round Hill, New Zealand|Round Hill]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
|
|-
| [[Snow Farm, New Zealand|Snow Farm]]
| [[Otago]]
| [[cross-country skiing]]
|-
| [[Snow Park, New Zealand|Snow Park]]
| [[Otago]]
|
|-
| [[Haupapa / Tasman Glacier]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| [[Heliskiing]]
|-
| [[Temple Basin, New Zealand|Temple Basin]]
| [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]]
| Club Skifield
|-
| [[Treble Cone]]
| [[Otago]]
|
|}