Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Greenhills is the name of a flag railway station and settlement on the Invercargill-Bluff line of railway. It is twelve miles from Invercargill and five miles from the Bluff, is in the Awarua riding of the county of Southland, and in the electorate of Awarua, and the population at the census of 1901 was 133. The township is prettily situated, and the beautifully green hills in the neighbourhood thoroughly justify its name. It is a favourite resort for picnic parties, and there are numerous pretty patches of bush. The post office is conducted at the local store, and there is a daily mail service. The public school is attended by about thirty-five children, and the Primitive Methodist church holds a service each Sunday afternoon in a small, but suitable, building of its own.