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Coaltown & Punakaiki Pancake Rocks - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 107: Today we have lengthy drive of the Great Coast Road of the West Coast so we are stopping by the Coaltown Museum, Joyce & Constance Bay and Punakaiki Pancake Rocks!
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Today we are hitting the road from Karamea to Punakaiki on the West Coast of the South Island, but that’s such a huge drive down the Great Coast Road that we need to find some things to do in the West Coast along the way.
From Karamea, we drive through the snowy mountains and arrive in Westport, showing true signs of the wild West Coast weather. At Westport, we have a quick stop to check out the Coaltown Museum, which gives insights to what the West Coast of New Zealand used to be all about: coal mining.
After the Coaltown Museum in Westport, we hit the Great Coast Road toward Constant & Joyce Bays. St Constant Bay is a 15-minute loop walk showing the wild rugged coast of the West Coast, South Island. Once we have done the Constant Bay walk, we head to the final New Zealand attraction of the day, Punakaiki Pancake Rocks & Blowholes!
Punakaiki Pancake Rocks is one of the most popular short walks on the West Coast of the South Island. The loop track takes us to viewpoints over rocks that look to be stacked like pancakes. It’s a bizarre sight but a must-see in New Zealand.
We don’t have to travel too far from the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks because tonight we are staying at the Punakaiki Beach Camp.
So what do you think of this New Zealand West Coast road trip on the Great Coast Road? Would you visit Coaltown, Constant & Joyce Bays or the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks?
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BackpackerGuide.NZ is New Zealand’s biggest online travel guide for adventure and budget travel in New Zealand. Join us, as the team behind BackpackerGuide.NZ, Robin and Laura, update the travel guide while taking on 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! We release new videos of the New Zealand backpacking adventure every single day, as well as New Zealand travel tips and 360 videos every Sunday so start making your New Zealand bucket list!
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Buller Court on Palmerston, Westport, New Zealand, HD Review
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Located in Westport, a centre for outdoor adventures such as jet boating, caving and white water rafting, Buller Court on Palmerston offers a free airport shuttle service and free parking.
Buller Court on Parlmerston motel is a 3-minute drive from both NBS Theatre and Coaltown Museum. It is a 12-minute drive from Cape Foulwind Seal Colony.
All rooms and apartments feature a satellite flat-screen TV and a DVD player. Most have a patio with garden views and a kitchenette with a microwave and a refrigerator. Some have a dining area.
Things to Do in Westport in 360 - New Zealand VR
See the awesome landscapes and things to do in Westport in 360 degrees in this VR video of Westport in New Zealand!
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Buller Top of The West Coast
The Buller District is at the Top of the West Coast
We have four zones to explore and enjoy -- Reefton, Westport, Punakaiki and Karamea
OUR MUST SEE'S -- for heritage, eco, walking, mountain biking and adventure
NEW COALTOWN MUSEUM OPENING APRIL 2013 -- WESTPORT
THE DENNISTON EXPERIENCE -- HERITAGE,TRAIN, INTERACTIVE MINE EXPERIENCE NEAR WESTPORT
WEST COAST SURF -- LEARN TO SURF OR HIRE EQUIPMENT -- NEAR WESTPORT
OPARARA GUIDED TOURS -- CAVE, ECO AND KAYAK ECO TOURS - KARAMEA
UNDERWORLD ADVENTURES -- ADVENTURE CAVING, RAINFOREST TRAIN AND CAVE RAFTING - NEAR WESTPORT
OUTWEST TOURS -- UNIMOG ADVENTURES -- WESTPORT
REEFTON GOLD MINE TOURS -- HERITAGE AND MODERN DAY GOLD MINE TOURS -- REEFTON
WILD RIVERS RAFTING -- RATED NUMBER 1 ACTIVITY ON THE WEST COAST SEPT 2012 BY LONELY PLANET -- NEAR WESTPORT
THE SEAL COLONY -- WALK AND SEALS - NEAR WESTPORT
CHARMING CREEK WALKWAY -- WALK, HERITAGE, ECO - NEAR WESTPORT
PUNAKAIKI'S PANCAKE ROCKS -- ECO TOURS, HORSE RIDING AND KAYAKING NEARBY - PUNAKAIKI
THE TRUMAN TRACK -- PUNAKAIKI
PAPAROA NATIONAL PARK - PUNAKIKI
KAHURANGI NATIONAL PARK -- KARAMEA
THE HEAPHY TRACK -- 4-5DAY WALK, START OR FINISH AT KARAMEA OR NELSON (mountain biking now also available)
WANGEPEKA / FENIAN TRACKS -- KARAMEA
THE OLD GHOST ROAD -- NEWLY OPENED MOUNTAIN BIKING TRACK NEAR WESTPORT
INLAND ADVENTURES -- WHITE WATER RAFTING -- NEAR REEFTON
To name but a few!
With a great range of accommodation and services and with over 80 tourism operators in the Buller District we are worth finding out about! On a budget - no problem there are plenty of free activities and events to come along to!
Travel times
Flight
Wellington -- Westport twice daily 55 mins flight time
Drive
Christchurch to Westport 4HRS
Nelson to Westport 3 HRS
Greymouth to Westport 1 ½ HRS
Drive times within Buller to each of the four zones
Reefton to Westport 1HR
Westport to Karamea 1 ½HRS
Westport to Punakaiki 45MINS
Check us out at buller.co.nz for more information
Pru talks about the Buller Bay Museum where coal was King.
The northern Buller Bay and Westport's economy was built on coal extraction from the mountains of Denniston, Stockton and Millerton where daily life was hard work.
The museum captures some of this history.
Westport Spa Motel, Westport, New Zealand, HD Review
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Boasting accommodation with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen satellite TV, Westport Spa Motel is located 3 minutes’ drive from the centre of town.
All rooms offer either a courtyard or balcony for outdoor seating. They each have a kitchenette with a microwave, a refrigerator and an electric kettle. Featuring a shower, private bathrooms also come with a hairdryer and towels.
Westport Motel is 3 minutes’ drive from Coaltown Museum and less than 10 minutes' drive from Carters Beach. The Cape Foulwind Seal Colony is 10 minutes' drive away.
Tripinn Hostel Backpackers YHA, Westport, New Zealand, HD Review
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Just 3 minutes’ walk from Westport main street, Tripinn Hostel Backpackers YHA features free Wi-Fi, free bicycle rental and BBQ facilities. Guests have access to a communal kitchen and 2 guest lounges with a TV.
YHA Tripinn Hostel Westport is 4 minutes’ drive from Carters Beach and the popular Coaltown Museum. Westport Airport is a 12-minute drive away.
The tour desk can provide sightseeing advice and book cave rafting trips. The hostel also features a large garden, free tea and coffee and laundry facilities.
All rooms are heated, and include bed linen. Some rooms also have electric blankets and a seating area.
Buller Lifestyle Video Five - Lucy Newton
Lucy has recently moved to Carters Beach near Westport from England. Working as an Animal Control Officer in Westport hear what a new person to Buller has to say about the area compared with England and how life in New Zealand differs.
Newcomers Network Westport - New Coasters
New to The West Coast - meet people and make new friends at Westport Newcomers Network.
S V Munetra Adventures continued
Shiping of the Munetra down to Dunedin. Thanks to the crews of the Mv Westport and Milburn Carrier 2.
Woody
Waimangaora-ban, Új-Zéeland déli szigetén, három hetet töltöttem Woody-nál, az excentrikus ausztrál művésznél. A szállásért és ételért cserébe dolgoztam pár órát naponta.
Buller Netball | NETBALL ZONE
SKY Sport's Netball Zone visited Westport for the official opening of their new Netball courts with Netball NZ Ambassador Irene van Dyk.
Hamish Bohannan's Hopes for Westport - IV Part 1
Bathurst Resources CEO Hamish Bohannan talks about his introduction to Westport; the implications of the latest judgment of the Environment Court; the special coal from the region and its likely price path, and introduces his ideas around developing a sustainable long term development plan for the Buller Region, financed by mining receipts.
The A Theory - Submission 2: Matt Armitage from the band Family Cactus
I ran into a couple of the Family Cactus band members at a dinner party. Guitarist Matt Armitage sat down and took a request from me. Thanks Matt.
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Some meetings of individuals produce far more than the sum of their parts, and when Zimbabwe-born Adam
Ladley and German Nina Siegler started playing and singing in Wellington, New Zealand, they invoked a gentle,
growing gravity which eventually drew in seven members of differing musical pedigrees, a number of different
approaches, and a variety of contributors, all united by a shared musical purpose. It seemed apt to recognise
both the freedoms and perils of such a well-populated setup with the name Family Cactus. Led by the
charismatic Ladley, the band populate their multi--textured and hook--laden songs with a variety of characters
and perspectives: from miners facing tragedy in crumbling coal towns to bored suburban teenage punks bent on
petty destruction.
When Family Cactus perform, they produce a lilting magnetism which draws in each audience member for a
personal and organic experience. It isn't just that the haunting voice of Nina Siegler and tumbling red hair of
pianist Sam Norton frame a clutch of rather more handsome men than one expects to encounter; on stage, the
interplay of seven talented musicians produces a sound which is at times urgent and exuberant, and at others
expansive and cinematic, evoking widescreen vistas that engage the imagination. From the very first piano trill of
the exhilarating Kingmaker to the drawn--out rattle of A Giant Flash In The Pan, these aural journeys are
captured neatly on the band's debut album Come Howling — which earned five--star praise from the New
Zealand press — and are refined and further explored on the soon--to--be--released sophomore offering.
Playing shows both large and small; appearing in parks and museums; opening for like--minded souls such as
Okkervil River; In just two years of existence, Family Cactus have set a course to redefine a particular kind of
New Zealand expression: one which will certainly resonate across the globe with anybody who cares to listen.
Come Howling is released in the U.S. on Arch Hill Recordings, and is distributed via Parasol.
For further information, please contact:
management@familycactus.com
US +1 347 506 5655 NZ +64 21 280 2705
familycactus.com
Rich harmonies and stirring waves of gentle pop recalls a rockier Arcade Fire as they mine similarly clever
indie--pop sensibilities.
★★★★★ Top 5 Albums of 2009, Lindsay Davis, The Dominion Post
The songs of frontman Adam Ladley are both cinematic and melodramatic and his septet... shows a smart
sense of dynamics, helping evoke wide horizons and the rhythms of the road. Family Cactus are a band with a
very sound engine and an even more impressive gearbox. And with a few more miles on the clock, they may
well prove unbeatable.
★★★★ Russell Baillie, New Zealand Herald
Blending folk, alt country, melodic pop and elements of traditional Eastern European music, with Come
Howling the Wellington based seven--piece lay down an impressive sonic strategy for lyric-- melody-- and
harmony--heavy big band arrangements... An impressive debut from a promising local band who look truly
poised to do big things.
★★★★ Martin Pepperell, Rip it Up
Dramatic, crafted, seductive or simply lapel--grabbing... Make the effort for this one, you won't be
disappointed.
Graham Reid, elsewhere.co.nz
Come Howling's ten--track blues drenched country — with trumpets — has so far proven to comfortably stand
where Fleet Foxes were in my eyes during 2008.
8.8/10 Hannah Sarney, undertheradar.co.nz
It's hard to accept this is Family Cactus' debut album; the expansive, at times cinematic long--player is
accomplished and advanced, belying the fact that the Wellington seven--piece are relatively new on the scene.
Amanda Mills, nzmusician.co.nz
Automotive industry in New Zealand | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:24 1 First automobiles
00:05:11 2 Early indigenous cars
00:08:35 3 Level of car ownership
00:09:32 4 Impact of legislation
00:10:44 4.1 America's domination
00:13:10 4.2 Cars from Britain
00:14:54 4.3 Australia and Japan
00:17:42 4.4 Used imports
00:18:28 5 Assembly process
00:19:39 6 Assembly plants
00:22:03 6.1 1922 Colonial Motor Company
00:23:48 6.2 1926 General Motors
00:26:53 6.3 1931 Rover
00:29:20 7 Government action
00:30:51 7.1 Completely knocked down
00:32:10 7.2 Import quotas by value
00:37:33 8 Assembly plants continued
00:37:43 8.1 1935 Todd Motors
00:40:23 8.2 1936 Ford Motor Company
00:41:12 8.3 New Zealand Motor Corporation
00:42:31 8.3.1 1936 Motor Assemblies
00:45:33 8.3.2 1937 Seabrook Fowlds
00:47:05 8.3.3 1939 Austin South Island
00:48:10 8.3.4 1939 Dominion Motors
00:50:50 9 Second World War
00:53:35 10 No-remittance licences
00:54:53 11 Assembly plants continued
00:55:03 11.1 1946 Austin Distributors Federation
00:55:28 11.1.1 1946 Associated Motor Industries and Austin Distributors Federation
00:56:13 11.2 1958 Motor Holdings
00:57:40 11.3 1964 Steel Brothers
01:00:19 11.4 1964 Campbell Motor Industries
01:03:09 12 New Zealand Motor Bodies
01:03:19 13 1970 Nissan
01:03:34 14 Components industry
01:04:38 15 Location of assembly plants
01:05:12 16 A snapshot of the industry 1966
01:11:20 17 Japanese Cars
01:13:54 17.1 iOther makes/i
01:15:07 18 New Zealand assembled 1967
01:15:45 19 NZIER review 1971
01:17:39 19.1 Demise of the assembly plants
01:19:11 20 Second Hand Imports and Left Hand Drive vehicles
01:20:58 21 Local manufacturers
01:21:07 21.1 From Trekka to date
01:24:54 21.2 Alternative fuel vehicle development
01:27:29 21.3 Kit cars and replicas
01:30:53 22 New vehicles registered and used imports registered
01:31:09 23 Museums and collections
01:31:47 24 See also
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The automotive industry in New Zealand supplies a market which has always had one of the world's highest car ownership ratios. The distributors of new cars are essentially the former owners of the assembly businesses. At the dealership level they have maintained their old retail chains in spite of the establishment of the many new independent businesses built since the 1980s by specialists in used imports from Japan. Toyota entered into direct competition with those used-import businesses refurbishing old Toyotas from Japan and selling them through their own dealers as a special line. The nation's car fleet is accordingly somewhat older than in most developed countries.
New Zealand no longer assembles passenger cars. Assembly plants closed after tariff protection was removed and distributors found it cheaper to import cars fully assembled. Cars had been assembled at a rate nearing 100,000 a year in 1983 but with the country's economic difficulties their numbers dropped sharply. Towards the end of the decade the removal of various restrictions as part of the nation's restructuring of its economy made available low-priced old used cars from Japan. These used cars met the local need for high ownership levels in a financially straitened world but since that time continue to arrive in such large numbers they substantially increase the average age of the nation's fleet.
Toyota, Ford, and General Motors Holden division still dominate the new car market. The tiny home market—the size of a large city— and distance from potential export customers worked with first-world pay rates against the formation of any significant indigenous manufacturers. Only small boutique kit and replica car firms were able to survive. They produce original kit and replica cars using locally-made car bodies and imported componentry for both the local and international markets. Several ...