Not only the best rail journey in New Zealand, but one of the best in the world.
Situated 13km south of Hokitika this is well worth a visit.
In 1909 a 3.1kg gold nugget was found and named "Honourable Roddy Nugget"
Air Travel (NZ) Ltd was founded by Bert Mercer in 1934 and was the first airline in New Zealand to fly scheduled air services.
They had reason to complain, for Denniston was a miserable hole
Punakaiki on the West Coast