Pounawea, which means ‘‘the meeting of the waters’’, sits on the edge of the Catlins Lake, where the Catlins and Owaka Rivers emerge before exiting to the sea. It is made up of about 80 properties, mostly cribs, sitting at the lake’s edge. In the 2006...
Steph McPhee can be found taking her two dogs, Toby (left) and Riley, for a walk in Pounawea every day.‘‘It doesn’t matter if it’s snowing, raining or sunny.’’ Her husband, Alistair, is a civil engineer and his work takes him all over the world. The...
Derek and Rose Hewson have lived in Pounawea for ‘‘40-odd years’’ and are heavily involved with the community. Mrs Hewson has been one of the local school bus drivers for the Catlins Area School since 1979. ‘‘I just get up and do it.’’ When asked what...
The estuarine entry to the Catlins Lake with the Pounawea jetty in the foreground. Pounawea was a busy port during the late 19th and early 20th century, around the time the first post office was established there in 1899. The immigrant ship Surat was...
Kuramea Lodge and Holiday Park owner Shelley Povey takes time to enjoy a cup of coffee at her camping ground in Pounawea. She and husband Bailey have owned the camping ground for a little over a year after buying it from the Pounawea Convention Trust....
Mostly home to cribs, Pounawea is in summer a popular destination for tourists and seasonal travellers and has been described by its residents as "undiscovered". Samuel White took his camera to see what makes Pounawea stand out.
