Westport to Hokitika
West Coast Self Drive Travel Guide.
Travel Facts
Distance: 137km (85 miles )
Approximately: 2 hours 5 minutes
Road Conditions:
State Highway 6 Westport to Hokitika.
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Please see our Westport to Greymouth Drive Guide
and our Greymouth to Hokitika Drive Guide for details of this drive.
Hokitika
From about 1864 when the township first sprang up, it, like most other Coast towns was a centre of boasting gold miners, hundreds of hotels and liquor shops, dancing girls and a considerable population of diggers from many parts of the world.
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Modern Hokitika is a realatively quieter town than it was a 100 years ago, dependent upon farming and tourism with the majority of attractions centered around the history and natural resources of the region.
The National Kiwi Centre has the iconic kiwi and tuatara for the visitor to view up close. Feeding time for the eels is another popular event, with some of these said to be over 100 years in age.
Natural Hokitika
There are many attractive spots within easy reach of the township, including Lakes Kaniere and Mahinapua along with the popular Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve.
The Hokitika beach is a great place for memorable sunsets, for the best make your way to sunset point where the Hokitika river meets the Tasman sea. Following rain or a stormy Tasman the beach is also a good place to fossick for pieces of ponamu (jade) that have been washed up.
Welcome to Hokitika - enjoy your stay.
This Guide last Updated: February 2011
Driving Distance and Times
The distances and times within the Travel Guides are based on travel at an average of 80 to 90kmph in good weather and light to medium traffic, allowing for a break of 10 minutes from driving in each full hour.
Allow extra time for:
Sight seeing, Heavier traffic conditions, Inclement weather and any other needs you have.
There are many factors beyond the authors and our control that can and will impact upon the true distance travelled and time taken to complete any journey.
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