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West Coast

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Sunset on Haast Range and Arawata River, South Westland. Photo: Les Molloy.

Learn about places you can visit on the West Coast, tracks you can walk and huts and campsites you can stay in.

Conservation

Fluke of Southern right whale.

Find out about the West Coast's land, marine, plants and animals, heritage protection and threat management.

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Phil Knightbridge with mistletoe in a silver beech tree, Cascade Valley.

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DOC worker at Okarito Lagoon. Photo: Phil Knightbridge.

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Browse publications from or about DOC's West Coast region.

Highlights:

Glaciers

Famous for Westland Tai Poutini National Park and Franz Josef Glacier, the Glaciers region is home to a number of rare and endangered species, including the Okarito brown kiwi.

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Westland Tai Poutini National Park is located about half way down the South Island on the West Coast of New Zealand.

 

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Contacts

West Coast Tai Poutini Conservancy Office
Phone:      +64 3 756 9100
Email:   westcoast@doc.govt.nz
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