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Hokitika
Kaikoura
treetop walk
12 minutes
south of
Hokitika
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0800 755 8118
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HOKITIKA
A heritage walk takes in many
historic sites or use augmented
reality to view old images
on your mobile phone.
The
Hokitika Museum has an
excellent display of pounamu
and an audio visual show
highlights gold miners. Try
gold panning at the public
fossicking areas of
Ross and
Goldsborough.
Hokitika is small enough to
walk around. Visit
Sunset Point
to see a ship memorial and
mountain views. Look out for
interesting art seats throughout
town. At night, visit the
Glow
Worm Dell at the north end of
town.
Hokitika's
beach practically laps
at the main street. By day, walk
along admiring its driftwood
strewn beauty with awesome
views of New Zealand's highest
mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook.
Hokitika is the birthplace of
pounamu. Also known as
greenstone or jade, pounamu
was highly prized by Maori.
Watch world-renowned carvers
at work in their studios or
even carve a piece yourself.
Educational tours are also
available.
The carvers are part of a large
artisan community which
includes photographers,
painters, gold and silver smiths,
glass blowers, sculptors, wood
turners and potters. Ruby Rock
gemstone is only found near
Hokitika.
The West Coast
Treetops walk