Buller to Greymouth, West Coast, South Island: Told by the Camera.
A scene on the coastal route, between Buller and Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand
Nikau palms on the West Coast Road, between Greymouth and Westport, South Island, New Zealand.
Only in recent times has the coast road between Westport and Greymouth been rediscovered and made available to traffic. For many years traffic knew only the Inangahua route, which is an inland crossing between the Buller and the Grey Valleys. The coastal route now offers, by way of contrast, rich seascapes. It has historic interest, too, having had a goldmining past, and perhaps a future. Places of interest along the coast are Charleston and Barrytown—fifteen miles from Runanga (site of State coal mines).