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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 Gold Room
As found West Coast gold nuggets and flakes crafted into stunning jewellery.
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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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Hokitika Sock Machine Museum
Sock World Hokitika is the home of New Zealand Auto Knitter - manufacturer of the world's best and most innovative circular sock machines; and CSM Yarns - the world's finest sock and hand-knit yarns.
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Okarito lagoon and beach
Okarito Lagoon is New Zealand's largest unmodified wetland. A coastal lagoon, it is 130 kms south of Hokitika, covering an area of about 12km.
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Te Rua & Sons Pounamu Trails
A beautiful way to see Arahura at it's best.....He taonga no te whenua o Te Tai Poutini
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Brunner Mine Memorial Site
New Zealands' worst mining distaster happened on 26 March 1896 at Brunner on the West Coast, killing 65 men.
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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 Historic Walking Tours
Take a historic walking tour in the home of The Luminaries with experienced guides.
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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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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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