A beautiful way to see Arahura at it's best.....He taonga no te whenua o Te Tai Poutini
Learn moreTake a historic walking tour in the home of The Luminaries with experienced guides.
Learn moreNew Zealand's worst mining disaster happened on 26 March 1896 at Brunner on the West Coast, killing 65 men.
Learn moreLighting of the beacons that run along The White Mountains (Ered Nimrais) from Gondor to Rohan was filmed at Mount Gunn, near Franz Josef, West Coast.
Learn moreAt the top end of Franz Josef village, sits the beautiful, serene St James Church
Learn moreSock World Hokitika, the home of the NZAK ( New Zealand Auto Knitter) sock knitting machine, made in New Zealand’s South Island.
Learn moreThe Regent Theatre is your entertainment centre of the West Coast!
Learn moreBook in to support and volunteer at our Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and Wild Heart Project. With your help, we are transforming a former farm and mining site into a native rainforest!
Learn moreWelcome to Hokitika, cool little town. Hokitika is the only beachside, full-service town centre on the West Coast
Learn moreThe 85km-long Old Ghost Road traverses majestic native forest, open tussock tops, river flats and forgotten valleys, providing days of adventure and spectacular huts for mountain bikers and trampers.
Learn moreStep into the immersive experience that celebrates the heritage and endeavour of the people of the Buller District. Explore themes of Triumph and Treasure - the taonga (treasures) of the earth (pounamu, coal, gold) and the bravery and innovation of human endeavour they inspired from the earliest Polynesian settlers to today.
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