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Gorge
Hokitika Gorge
Hokitika River gorge, about 33 km from town, with milky‑blue water between rock walls and native forest. A walking loop includes two suspension bridges, one 90 meters long.
West Coast · New Zealand
Hokitika
In the destination West Coast and the Glaciers.
In the photo: Hokitika and the coast
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The city
What to expect from Hokitika.
Hokitika is a town of about 3,400 people, founded during the 1864 gold rush, between the Tasman Sea and the Alps. It is known for pounamu craftsmen, the greenstone, and for the beach strewn with logs brought in by the sea. About 33 km away is the Hokitika Gorge, with milky-blue water and suspension bridges.
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The local experience
What to see in Hokitika
Beach
Hokitika Beach
A dark‑sand, stony beach on the Tasman Sea, adjacent to Hokitika’s town centre, covered in logs washed ashore. In January it hosts a festival of sculptures made from that material.