Operators
The Gold Room
As found West Coast gold nuggets and flakes crafted into stunning jewellery.
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Lord of the Rings location
Lighting 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.
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Hokitika - Cool Little Town
Welcome to Hokitika, cool little town. Hokitika is the only beachside, full-service town centre on the West Coast
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The Regent Theatre Greymouth
The Regent Theatre is your entertainment centre of the West Coast!
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Sock World Hokitika
Sock World Hokitika, the home of the NZAK ( New Zealand Auto Knitter) sock knitting machine, made in New Zealand’s South Island.
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Ross Goldfields Information & Heritage Centre
Discover Gold Rush Relics and Pan for Gold!
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Punakaiki Coastal Restoration Project
Book 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!
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Hokitika Museum
The Hokitika Museum is a regional museum located in the heart of Te Tai Poutini - West Coast. What began in 1869, in the new Town Hall, as the “Museum Room” grew into the West Coast’s largest museum and archive.
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Pounamu Pathway - The Museum of Kawatiri
Step 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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Skeleton Crew Carving Studio
Join us along the beautiful West Coast highway for your chance to make your own bonecarving.
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