Driving Coates Road in Westport to the M.V. Kaitawa Memorial | New Zealand | 4K

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Driving Coates Road in Westport to the M.V. Kaitawa Memorial, on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.


Carters Beach is situated on the western side of the Buller River, about 5 km from Westport. It is the only sheltered sandy beach on the West Coast suitable for swimming. An 18-hole golf course and Westport airport are located nearby.

Westport is a riverport near the mouth of the Buller River about 100 km north of Greymouth. The town is the main commercial and administrative centre for the northern part of the West Coast, also known as Buller. Originally a gold mining town, it is now coal mining that keeps the town growing.

There are plenty of outdoor activities to do in Westport. Visit the fur seal colony at Cape Foulwind, and go caving, rafting or jet boating on the Buller River. If adventure is not for you then take a step back in time at the Coal Town Museum in Westport to see what the town used to be like.

Westport has everything, whether it be surfing, beaches, great fishing, mountain biking, hiking, hunting, a network of great art and artists, waterfalls and more. Helicopter tours can take you to untouched parts of the region that people rarely get to see.