Dazzling cobalt blue: Hokitika Gorge. Tempting as that may sound, I'll gladly take seven plus a boutique hotel as memorable as any on the West Coast. bonz-n-stonz.co.nzIn the footsteps of LuminariesThe mazy plot of Eleanor Catton's award-winning book is spread throughout this West Coast gold rush capital. shantytown.co.nzSee NZ's rarest birdsHokitika is home to the West Coast kiwi, the rarest of this family of flightless birds. thenationalkiwicentre.co.nzHead out on two-wheelsThe West Coast Wilderness Trail links Hokitika to both Greymouth and Ross.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 16, 2021 17:03 UTC