Mataura

Mataura is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. Mataura has a meat processing plant, and until 2000 it was the site of a large pulp and paper mill.

Mataura is also the setting for Dunedin crime fiction author Vanda Symon's debut novel, Overkill.

Read more about Mataura:  Geography, Population, History, Local Government, Education, Facilities, Electricity Supply, Famous Mataura Citizens, Cardigan Bay

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