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Buller

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Buller district lies to the northern end of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Westport

[edit] Other destinations

Karamea - start, or end, of the Heaphy Track

[edit] Understand

Buller gets its name from the Buller River that drains the district and flows into the Tasman sea at Westport.

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[edit] Get in

Regular flights are scheduled between Westport and a limited number of Centres. At time of writing (Nov 2006) it costs approximately $600 NZD for a return flight between Auckland and Westport.

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[edit][add listing] See

Visit the Buller River Bar- Watch the fishing boats come in and enoy the wild seas. Site of a number of accidents. Cape Foulwind- Windy and wild place with rough seas and walking tracks

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  • Buller Gorge Swingbridge - you can walk across a swing bridge, or go on a flying fox, and on the other side there are nice walks, some to the epicentre of a huge earthquake.
  • Visit the Denniston Incline - Drive to the top and marvel at the near vertical rail incline. This is where they used to load up the coal wagons and send them down for processing.

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Eating out- Classic Kiwi places to eat such as the RSA and Workingmens club. Quality food available at a number of restaurants. One of note is located at Cape Foulwind.

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Lots of pubs in Palmerston St- This is the main road of Westport. Try a pub crawl with a pint at each.

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  • Wangapeka Backpackers Retreat/Farmstay, Wangapeka Valley Road, Little Wanganui (Approximately 1 hour north of Westport; turn right off the main road to Karamea and follow the Backpacker/Farmstay blue signs), ☎ 64 3 7826 663 (), [1]. Set in 40 acres of rainforest and 20 acres of farmland, this is a small and personal family-run backpacker farmstay at the start of the Wangapeka Track and close to the Heaphy Track. Facilities are shared with the family, and meals are available on request. $20 dorm, $35 farmstay single, $55 farmstay double.  edit

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