Ocean Beach NZ

23/05/2026

Distilled at New Zealand’s southern edge, The Baby Buoy carries the same clean bite of the ocean breeze, the grit of the harbour, and the freshness of the land, now in a perfectly sized 200ml bottle. A true southern spirit, born where the waves meet the wild. This compact classic London Dry Gin de...

18/04/2026

Congratulations to our good friends at The Bluff Distillery for winning another prestigious international award! The first New Zealand gin to win a platinum at these awards and to win the best gin across all categories, again a New Zealand first, is truely remarkable. Keep making us proud and sharing a little bit of the wonderful Bluff with the rest of the world, cheers!

Where the spirit lives on. Crafted in Bluff, our gin captures the rugged sea, the land, and the people behind every drop.

24/02/2026

𝗦𝗜𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

SIT and Ocean Beach NZ Aquaculture Hub have formalised a Memorandum of Understanding that will strengthen aquaculture innovation and regional capability building in Southland.

The agreement recognises the growing importance of aquaculture to the regional economy and positions SIT at the centre of developing the skills, knowledge, and applied learning needed to support the sector’s long-term success.

Southland is well-suited to aquaculture development, with the necessary attributes in water quality, ocean currents and water temperature. Ocean Beach’s coastal location, access to primary production and its cool, clean sea water made it ideal for development, with scope to add more products, such as oysters, kina, shellfish, salmon, and other farmed fish, as well as seaweed for human consumption, horticulture and agriculture, and other innovations.

🔗 More info: https://www.sit.ac.nz/News/ArtMID/6435/ArticleID/1863/SIT-and-Ocean-Beach-formalise-partnership-to-strengthen-Southland%e2%80%99s-aquaculture-future

18/12/2025

There’s nothing quite like a Kiwi Christmas! Long summer days, salty air, and a table filled with the best kaimoana Southland has to offer.

At Ocean Beach, we’re proud to be part of a region where food is deeply connected to place, people, and tradition. From fresh oysters, pāua and whitebait on the BBQ to shared platters, cold drinks, and easy afternoons by the water.

This festive season, we hope you get the chance to gather the whānau, enjoy great kaimoana, and make memories that taste like summer in the south.

Ocean Beach will be closed from the 22nd of Dec till the 5th of Jan for a well-deserved break. We’ll be back refreshed and ready to welcome you in the New Year.

From all of us at Ocean Beach, we wish you a relaxed, sun-soaked Kiwi Christmas filled with good food and good company.

Meri Kirihimete 🎄

📸Credit: Hayz At The Anchorage

11/11/2025

05/11/2025

Great to have the Southern Institute of Technology Management and Environmental Management teams along to tour Foveaux Pāua.

We love working with student, local or from further afield, to showcase and learn from the amazing innovation happening right here in Bluff.

If you’d like to book a tour, head to 👉 https://www.foveauxpaua.co.nz/book

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) Management Team and the Environmental Management team visited New Zealand’s only pāua farm recently to explore potential opportunities for expanding the Environmental Management programme into aquaculture. Located nearby at Ocean Beach, near Bluff, the visit...

05/11/2025

Wire fences may not make for the prettiest pictures… but they’re protecting some seriously exciting things happening here in Southland.

With thanks to our Regional Infrastructure Fund from the government, these fences are helping safeguard our world-leading sustainable aquaculture - and yes, even the site of award-winning and pretty tasty gin from The Bluff Distillery .

Not glamorous, but absolutely vital, and this is just one of the many upgrades / building and refurbishments going on here. A big thank you for supporting innovation, sustainability, and the future of Ocean Beach and the growth of our aquaculture industry in Aotearoa.

25/10/2025

Congrats Hayz and team, so well deserved!!

16/10/2025

Pāua up close… and personal! 🙌

Bookings are open for both Foveaux Pāua and The Bluff Distillery tours. Two unforgettable experiences at the southern edge of the world 🌊

Get hands-on with Bluff’s world-first pāua farm, see how innovation is shaping the future of seafood, and yes, you can even hold a pāua yourself! (We promise they don’t bite 😉)

Then, step next door to the Bluff Distillery for a guided gin experience to discover the story behind Australia’s Best Gin, made right here in Bluff.

To book your tours visit:
https://www.foveauxpaua.co.nz/
https://www.bluffdistillery.com/

To arrange a combined tour, get in touch with the Ocean Beach team via our website.

08/10/2025

Gonna need a bigger trophy cabinet soon… The Bluff Distillery team raising the bar (and the gin) once again! Congrats 🏆👏