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Experience New Zealand like a local – wherever your travels take you.

We know all the best things to do, places to stay and ways to get there. Plus we’ll take care of the bookings. Start with i-SITE today.

People are few and landscapes are wild. Follow in the footsteps of pounamu hunters, gold prospectors and explorers. With a population of only 31,000 people the West Coast retains the feeling of a pioneer frontier. It's a wild place known for rivers and rainforests; glaciers and geological treasures.

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Must do's:

  1. Oparara Basin, north of Karamea, has unique limestone arches, caves & caverns to explore.
  2. Visit Westport's Coaltown Museum and learn about the unique history of gold and coal in the Buller Region.
  3. Take a scenic flight with Wilderness Wings. Fly over Whitcombe Valley, Mount Cook & the glaciers or Milford Sound. Always personal friendly service.

The best kept secrets:

  1. You must take The Honeycomb Cave Tour in Oparara Basin, which has NZ's largest collection of sub fossil bird bones, millions of glow worms & amazing formations.
  2. Try to spot the fossils on the 2.5 hour Lakeys Creek Walk starting at Blackspoint near Christchurch
  3. Stay at Rough & Tumble Bush Lodge and savour the absolutely unspoiled Mokihinui River right at your doorstep. Awesome food too!

Great food & wine:

  1. Last Resort is an amazing building with a turf roof & wide range of food & beverage...the whitebait is a speciality!
  2. Riverstone Karamea overlooks Karamea River, has a large central open fireplace and fresh, tasty contemporary cuisine. Awesome!
  3. For something different, try stonegrill dining at The Coal Face Restaurant in Greymouth.

Hot deals:

  1. Stay at Birds Ferry Lodge or Ferrymans Cottage and get 10% off Underworld Adventures
  2. Stay 2 nights at Charming Creek B&B and get a free picnic lunch for two for your Charming Creek walk or Denniston day out.
  3. Stockton Mine Tour takes you on a guided tour of NZ's biggest opencast coal mine for only $10!

Today:

  1. Thu 11 Mar 10, 07:30pm - Late
    Harp Concert - Robin Ward - On Thursday the 11th of March international harpist Robin Ward will be performing at St.
  2. Thu 11 Mar 10, 08:00pm - Late
    Mike King's "The Heat is On" Summer Tour - Parrots Comedy Club & Mike King's Summer Tour continues down to the Mainland.
  3. Thu 11 Mar 10, 08:30pm - Late
    Josephine Costain - Serpentine Tour - Announcing Josephine Costain's first solo southern tour of New Zealand.

This week:

  1. Sat 13 Mar 10, 10:00am.
    The Wild Foods Festival at Cass Square Hokitika is held every March. Come try foods like you've never tasted before like hu hu grubs, snails, worms, etc!
  2. Fri 12 Mar 10, 08:00pm to 11:00pm
    Mike King's "The Heat is On" Summer Tour - Mike King is coming to the Hilton!
  3. Fri 12 Mar 2010 - Sun 14 Mar 2010, 07:00pm to 01:00am
    2010 Wildfoods Festival - The Wildfoods Festival is gearing up for their 21st Birthday Party next year and so far it’s looking like it will be The Event to be at over the summer.

This month:

  1. Mon 29 Mar 10, 07:30pm to 10:00pm
    Dance of Desire: CANCELLED - The new All-Irish production Dance of Desire is coming to NZ as part of an extensive world tour.
  2. Sun 28 Mar 10, 11:00am - Late
    Solid Energy Coast Kids' Triathlon Series 2010 - The Solid Energy Coast Kids’ Triathlon Series is about getting out there training, giving it your best shot on race day and having heaps of fun along the way.
  3. Tue 16 Mar 10, 08:00pm - Late
    Busting Out!: CANCELLED - The Greymouth performance of Busting Out! has been cancelled.

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Experience New Zealand like a local – wherever your travels take you.

We know all the best things to do, places to stay and ways to get there. Plus we’ll take care of the bookings.

Start with i-SITE today.

Every person who works at i-SITE is a travel expert for their own home town, so they can help you to find the sort of activities, attractions, accommodation and transport that only a local would know.

They’ll take the time to talk to you and find out your needs, your expectations, and your budget. Then they’ll help you to put together an itinerary that meets your individual requirements – taking care of the bookings then and there.

i-SITE is New Zealand’s official visitor information network, and with over 80 branches, you can be sure that once you have experienced the latest and greatest of what one place has to offer, i-SITE will help connect you with their equally friendly i-SITE colleagues at the next stop on your journey.

So, whether you’ve come from around the world or down the road, start your travel planning at i-SITE today.

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