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'{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Mossburn | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Mossburn Main Street.JPG | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = State Highway 94, the main street of Mossburn | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_base_alt = | dot_map_alt = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = |dot_y = | pushpin_map = New Zealand | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | latd = 45 |latm = 40 |lats = |latNS = S | longd =168 |longm = 15 |longs = |longEW = E | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_type = | coordinates_display = inline,title | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = New Zealand | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Southland Regional Council|Southland]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Territorial authorities of New Zealand|Territorial authority]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Southland District|Southland]] | established_title = | established_date = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m =297 | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 240 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Time in New Zealand|New Zealand Standard Time]] | utc_offset1 = +12 | timezone1_DST = [[Time in New Zealand|New Zealand Daylight Time]] | utc_offset1_DST = +13 | postal_code_type = [[Postcodes in New Zealand|Postcode]] | postal_code = 9747 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Mossburn''' is a small town in the northern [[Southland Region]] of [[New Zealand]]. It is situated 113km south of [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]], 59km east of [[Te Anau]] and 100km north of [[Invercargill]]. In 2001, it had a usually resident population of 240, consisting of 129 males and 111 females. This constituted a 12.1% decrease in population since the previous [[New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings]] in 1996. The town is located in a very scenic area, with the mountains of [[Fiordland]] creating a beautiful backdrop, with the West Dome (1,271 m) and Mt Hamilton (1,487 m) being prominent land marks. == Agriculture == The town's main industry is agriculture, with many [[dairy|dairy,]] [[cattle]], [[deer]], and [[sheep]] farms nearby. The town was originally based situated around the four original stations; Centre Hill, Castlerock, West Dome and Dunrobin. Dairy farming has become the major industry of the area. Many large dairy farms have been established over the past ten years, converting from past sheep and other mixed farming activities.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} . In the 1890s Mossburn farmer George Chewings developed a successful grass seed for the district’s infertile soil. ‘[[Chewings fescue]]’ was subsequently planted in many New Zealand farms, and sold around world until the 1950s. == Deer Capital == Mossburn lays claim to being the Deer Capital of New Zealand. This is based on the origins of the successful live wild deer recovery by helicopter and subsequent deer farming being developed in the area in the early 1970s. This was spurred on by the high venison prices at the time and the near epidemic population levels of [[red deer]] in the wild after there introduction earlier in the century. There still remains many deer farms in the community and the [[venison]] processing plant which is a major employer for the community. == Rail == Mossburn's greatest burst of economic activity came as a result of the construction of the [[Manapouri Power Station]]. The [[Mossburn Branch]] [[railway]] had terminated in the town since 1887 and was the closest railway terminus to the project. Previously, the line had been served by two [[mixed trains]] of both passengers and freight per week (only freight after 4 October 1937) from [[Lumsden, New Zealand|Lumsden]] on the [[Kingston Branch (New Zealand)|Kingston Branch]], but with the commencement of the Manapouri project as well as other government development programmes such as agricultural expansion, one and sometimes two trains would arrive daily from [[Invercargill]]. By the start of the 1980s, these projects were complete and the railway closed on 13 December 1982. The Railway Hotel (build 1922) remains as one of the towns social centers, and subsequent old railway lines have been converted into the [[Around the Mountains Cycle Trail]]. == Cycle Way == [[Around the Mountains Cycle Trail]] was one of the [[New Zealand Cycle Trail]] Quick-Start projects, with $4 million being allocated to complete the Walter Peak to Mossburn stage. Stage One was opened by Deputy Prime Minister, Bill English, in a ceremony at nearby Lumsden on 1 November 2014. The trail begins in [[Kingston, New Zealand|Kingston]] utilizing old railway lines past [[Garston, New Zealand|Garston]], [[Athol, New Zealand|Athol]], [[Lumsden, New Zealand|Lumsden]] and Mossburn to then travels past the [[Mavora Lakes]] to end at [[Walter Peak (New Zealand)|Walter Peak]]. == Wind Farm == During the later part of 2006 and early part of 2007, [[White Hill Wind Farm]] was constructed with 29 turbines each of 2.0 [[watt|MW]]. In total, it can produce enough [[electricity]] to power 30,000 homes when at full capacity. This brought further local employment and financial benefits to the district. The wind farm was officially opened by the [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]], [[Helen Clark]], on 8 June 2007. This project has been greatly supported by the local community and created interest in New Zealand as an example of an alternative energy resource. ==External links== {{commons category-inline}} *[http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/612713-au 2001 census data for Mossburn] *[http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2006CensusHomePage/QuickStats/AboutAPlace/SnapShot.aspx?type=au&ParentID=1000015&ss=y&p=y&printall=true&tab=Housing&id=3612713 2006 census data for Mossburn] {{Southland District}} [[Category:Populated places in Southland, New Zealand]]'