Just came back from NZ few days ago & this video came into recommendation 😂 i didnt go to the southland as it was too far (apart from manapouri-te anau & milford sound, thats hard to skip), but this looked like any other small town in NZ to me. I’d belive if someone said that this is Ashburton 😅
Beautiful part of the country but you have to get out of invercargill to see the real Southland. West coast drive, Catlins, Fiordland, Te Anau plenty to see.