South Island is designated as the "mainland" by South Island denizens.
South Island Art Galleries include:Centre of Contemporary ArtChristchurch Arts CentreDunedin Public Art Gallery=== Language ===Parts of the South Island principally Southland and the very southernmost areas of Otago near the border with Southland are famous for its people speaking what is often referred to as the "Southland burr", a semi-rhotic, Scottish-influenced dialect of the English language
While the North Island was convulsed by the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s and 1870s, the South Island, with its low Mori population, was generally peaceful

