Bluebridge Ferry / Cook Strait Crossing
December 28, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Picton
December 28, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Murchison
December 28, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 aRead more
Buller Gorge swingbridge
December 29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
New Zealand's longest swingbridge at 110 meters spans the Buller River 14 km west of Murchison.
Westport & Cape Foulwind
December 29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 rightRead more
Cape Foulwind lookout and lighthouse
December 30, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 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 locatedRead more
Tauranga Bay
December 30, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tauranga Bay on the West Coast of New Zealand has a history of Māori settlement, European colonization, and sealing.
Karamea
December 31, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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.
TheRead more
Box Canyon Cave
January 1 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 waterRead more
Oparara Arch
January 1 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofRead more
Moria Gate Arch
January 1 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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
January 1 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
At Mirror Tarn you’ll find spectacular reflections of the surrounding rainforest.
Heaphy Track / Nikau Walk
January 1 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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
January 2 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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: anRead more
Fox River
January 2 in New Zealand
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 WoodpeckerRead more
Punakaiki
January 3 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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,Read more
Greymouth
January 3 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 fromRead more
Brunner mine
January 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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. TheRead more
Blackball
January 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 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 wasRead more
Pike River
January 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 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 MineRead more
Reefton
January 5 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 lightingRead more
Moana with views of Lake Brunner
January 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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
January 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Otira Viaduct
January 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasRead more
