Into the wild
About halfway between Invercargill and Bluff, a tiny settlement is spread out between coast and bush, consisting of about 30 houses in total — around two-thirds of which are permanent dwellings.
Omaui is a place in constant flux. Its beach is cyclical, changing between rocky and sandy, depending on the movement of the sea. Currently, the beach is sandy — a drawcard for visitors to the wild southern coast.
Somewhat unexpectedly, due to its location, Omaui faces north, looking across to the expanse of Oreti Beach — a stretch of coastline that was a key location for the 2005 film , which tells the story of Southland’s motorcycling hero, Burt Munro, who set a number of New Zealand
