Situated at the northernmost tip of the West Coast, Karamea is a haven of rainforest, sea, limestone caves and whisky-coloured rivers. Further down on Waverley St is a sole-charge police station, a fire station, area school, library and museum. Two of their four children have started at Karamea Area School, which has been promised a rebuild by the Government. Development West Coast (DWC) has begun actively marketing the Oparara Valley, with its four-million-year-old Oparara Arches and 14km Honeycomb caves, as one of the six West Coast icons. No one in Karamea spoken to by Stuff was in favour of a long-mooted loop road linking Karamea to Tasman.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2020 18:33 UTC