Equipment Hire, 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours. "We have had a lot of interest from buyers keen to live or invest in Te Anau," Fairmaid said. Te Anau. The proximity of 3 of New Zealand's 9 Great Walks places Te Anau firmly on the map as 'The Walking Capital of the World'. Experts say people are choosing to both invest and relocate to the town, which could result in change for the quintessential holiday location. Te Anau is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. Housing growth is outstripping population growth in Te Anau. Te Anau main street looking north from the lake. The 2013 census recorded the town's population as 1,911. A gateway to Fjordland National Park, the quaint and peaceful township of Te Anau is nestled on the edge of a lake of the same name—the perfect site for jetboating or fishing. Te Anau hosts the Kepler Challenge in early December each year. Between August and October alone, 22 consents were issued. Visitors to the area also partake in activities such as kayaking, cycling, jet boat riding, fishing and hunting, farm tours and seaplane/helicopter sightseeing. "As Queenstown and Wanaka become increasingly busier and development intensifies, New Zealanders are recognising that Te Anau is an idyllic location without the hustle and bustle and high prices increasingly characteristic of the Southern Lakes area.". Coordinates: 45°25′S 167°43′E / 45.417°S 167.717°E / -45.417; 167.717, 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Te Anau, Historic images of Te Anau from the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Te_Anau&oldid=978954783, Populated places in Southland, New Zealand, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 22:41. Whether a boat or a bach, or both, families have chosen the Fiordland town as their home away from home in the holiday season. Lake Te Anau is the largest lake in the South Island and within New Zealand second only to Lake Taupo. Te Anau has been a favoured holiday spot for Southlanders for decades. The population development of Te Anau as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images). Hannah McLeod 05:00, Jan 08 2017. Ten of those sites sold in October, priced between $62,000 and $160,000. Places to see, ways to wander, and signature experiences. In … The 2013 census recorded the town's population as 1,911. Te Anau is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. With Queenstown experiencing record-breaking median house prices amid the Southern Lakes housing shortage, homebuyers and investors are turning to Te Anau as an affordable alternative. Between 2001 and 2013 Te Anau's pupulation only grew from 1854 to 1911, according to Census figures. The town is also used as a base for those undertaking the Milford Track and the Kepler Track, the latter being a 4-day loop from Te Anau. As a town which has in the past experienced defined on, shoulder, and off seasons, local business owners have noticed the summer busy seasons lasting longer, shorter shoulder-seasons, and the winter off-season not being quite so slow as visitors to Queenstown for skiing choose to extend their visit further south. A local attraction is the Te Ana-au Caves across Lake Te Anau from the town. more. Lying as it does at the borders of Fiordland National Park, it is the gateway to a wilderness area famed for tramping and spectacular scenery. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Te Anau in Fiordland. A gateway to Fjordland National Park, the quaint and peaceful township of Te Anau is nestled on the edge of a lake of the same name—the perfect site for jetboating or fishing. Prices originally started at $56,000, but the remaining available sections were priced between $90,000 and $275,000. [2], Tourism and farming are the predominant economic activities in the area. Section sales at The Delta, a three-stage, 240-lot lakeside development, have taken off over the past few months, with buyers from around New Zealand – predominantly from Auckland, Queenstown and Southland – snapping up sections sized from 600-square-metres to 1600m2. Nature lovers will marvel at the Te Anau glowworm caves, the Wildlife Park and Ivon Wilson Park, where rare Takahe birds flutter freely.