Bluebridge Ferry / Cook Strait Crossing
28 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Picton
28 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Murchison
28 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Murchison is Nelson’s largest inland town. Murchison was a heavily wooded flat in 1846. The discovery of gold triggered settlement, and the township was surveyed in 1865. The town has long been aLeia mais
Buller Gorge swingbridge
29 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
New Zealand's longest swingbridge at 110 meters spans the Buller River 14 km west of Murchison.
Westport & Cape Foulwind
29 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Westport is a town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in 1861, it is the oldest European settlement on the West Coast. Originally named Buller, it is on the rightLeia mais
Cape Foulwind lookout and lighthouse
30 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Cape Foulwind is a headland on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It is located 11 km west of the town of Westport. There is a lighthouse locatedLeia mais
Tauranga Bay
30 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tauranga Bay on the West Coast of New Zealand has a history of Māori settlement, European colonization, and sealing.
Karamea
31 de dezembro de 2024, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Karamea is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the northernmost settlement of any real size on the West Coast and is located 96 km northeast by road from Westport.
TheLeia mais
Box Canyon Cave
1 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Box Canyon was shaped by the movement of water and debris during the last glacial period, when melting ice caused powerful flows through the chamber. At that time, the cave was submerged, with waterLeia mais
Oparara Arch
1 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The well-formed track takes you firstly to a bridge over a small tributary stream before leading into Ōpārara River itself, then along to Ōpārara Arch. Once at the arch you can ascend a series ofLeia mais
Moria Gate Arch
1 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Moria Gate Arch, named in 1984 after the gate in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is worthwhile going underneath the arch via a short side track to view the naturally sculptured limestone
Mirror Tarn / Lake
1 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
At Mirror Tarn you’ll find spectacular reflections of the surrounding rainforest.
Heaphy Track / Nikau Walk
1 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Nikau Walk is a short walk beginning at the Kōhaihai (West Coast) end of the Heaphy Track. The walk passes through what is reputedly the largest stand of nikau palms in the South Island.
Denniston Mining area
2 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A town of extremes, workers mined the highest quality coal, but families suffered the lowest living conditions.
Sitting at 518 meters above the Tasman Sea, Denniston originally had one access: anLeia mais
Fox River
2 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia
The Fox River is a river in the Buller District of New Zealand. It arises in the Paparoa Range near Mount Dewar and flows north-west through the Paparoa National Park to the Tasman Sea at WoodpeckerLeia mais
Punakaiki
3 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Rising from the sea at Dolomite Point, the Pancake Rocks are part of a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through underwater channels and escapes via vertical blowholes.
These rocks,Leia mais
Greymouth
3 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The town is located at the mouth of the Grey River, on a narrow coastal plain close to the foot of the Southern Alps. In clear weather, Aoraki / Mount Cook can be clearly seen to the south fromLeia mais
Brunner mine
5 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The Brunner Mine disaster happened at 9:30 am on Thursday 26 March 1896, when an explosion deep in the Brunner Mine, in the West Coast region of New Zealand, killed all 65 miners below ground. TheLeia mais
Blackball
5 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Blackball was founded in 1893 following the establishment of a nearby mine. The town was named after the Black Ball Shipping Line, which leased land in the area to mine for coal.
This small town wasLeia mais
Pike River
5 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The Pike River Mine is a coal mine formerly operated by Pike River Coal 46 km north-northeast of Greymouth in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is the site of the Pike River MineLeia mais
Reefton
5 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Reefton's gold rush in the 1860's helped establish a rich heritage. As well as being the first to have a public supply of electricity, the town was the first to switch on an electric street lightingLeia mais
Moana with views of Lake Brunner
7 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Moana on the shores of beautiful Lake Brunner — the West Coast's largest lake, an outdoor playground and world-class fishing destination.
Otira Stagecoach Hotel
7 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Otira Viaduct
7 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Otira Viaduct passes high over the Otira River Valley on State Highway 73 between Arthurs Pass Village and Otira.
Over 440 meters long and 45 meters high it crosses an area of unstable land and wasLeia mais
Kumara
7 de janeiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Once a bustling center of gold mining activity on the West Coast, Kumara is now a major stopping point for the West Coast Wilderness cycling trail.
Stayed 2 nights and biked some of the trail fromLeia mais