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New Zealand's West Coast
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The place is breathtaking at times.... the West Coasters are a special breed that will give you the shirt off their back if you needed it!

The West Coast is the wild west in many ways, it has a population of around 34,000 along a long coastal strip on the western side of the Southern Alps so a very low population makes you feel like you are isolated from the rest of the world.

The weather can be a little wild too with storms coming off the Tasman Sea and dumping a lot of rain on the land as it hits the mountains. While it does have a high rainfall, it has a lot of good weather too. There are locations on the West Coast that have an annual rainfall as high as 16 meters but most of the towns hover around 2-3 meters.

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Headlines
[|big-hitters-behind-west-coasts-untamed-natural-wilderness-win] - [|@tourismticker] [|govt-invests-millions-to-diversify-west-coast-economy] [|west-coast-spots-to-visit] [|West Coast marine reserves - DOC] [|West Coast nabs spot in travel top 10]

Recommended Listening
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/insight/audio/201854254/insight-turning-the-west-coast-around

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[|The No Town Project] - An exhibition of photographs of abandoned West Coast townships is on display as part of Greymouth's 150th anniversary celebrations.

Forests
Much of the West Coast's lowland forest is dominated by massive podocarps like Kahikatea and Rimu.

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**Flickr**
[|Westcoast Cards - Tom Walter]

Flickr Groups
[|West Coast New Zealand] [|West Coast NZ Flickr]

**Twitter**
[|@West_Coast_NZ] [|@DOCWestCoast] [|@tuisong1] [|@GreyDistrict]

Elsewhere on the Web
[|The West Coast’s sesqui] [|West Coast of the Southern Alps] - [] [|Poutini Press] [|West Coast Tracks and Walks - Department of Conservation] - [|@DOCWestCoast] [|Wild Food Festivals New Zealand] [|What are the must-visit places along the West Coast?] []

Barrytown
[|Barrytown - Tom Walter]

Glaciers
[|Fox Glacier - Tom Walter]

Greymouth
[|A mayor with a big flood idea] [|Greymouth - Google Maps] [|Greymouth - Trip Advisor] [|Greymouth - Newzealand.com] [|Art in the Park] [|Pike River mine disaster]

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Here are some great activities on the West Coast, all of which give great consideration to the environment and also focus on interpreting the natural and heritage environment.

If you visit the West Coast you have to try the Treetops walkway [|Treetop Walkway Hokitika] media type="custom" key="25919028"

[|Okarito Boat tours] [|Okarito Nature Tours]

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media type="custom" key="6488423" [|Franz Josef Glacier Guides]

There are many other locations that are spectacular to visit. If you want some luxury and are interested in the natural world and have it interpreted for you, then you should go to the [|Wilderness Lodges], in [|Lake Moeraki] and[| Arthurs Pass]. These lodges know how to show you round and are in spectacular locations

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