Visit Tohu Whenua, our nation's most treasure heritage places. These are places that have shaped Aotearoa New Zealand. Located in stunning landscapes and rich with stories, they offer some of our best heritage experiences.
Te Tai Poutini West Coast’s Tohu Whenua tell the stories of the hardships endured for our country’s most prized resources. A region known for its incredible beauty and rich bounty, these are the places where our people’s limits were tested and rewarded. Stand where some of our most significant industrial history unfolded in the pursuit of gold and coal, feel the wairua in the heart of the jade sources of Te Wai Pounamu, and appreciate our taonga and the journeys that led us to them.
Denniston Mine | Visit the well-preserved remnants of this abandoned coal mining town which sits high on the edge of a steep incline railway that was once described as the 8th wonder of the world.
Historic Reefton | Shopping, dining, gin tasting, mountain biking and heritage trails - these are just some of the ways you can enjoy the authentic charm of this character gold mining town famous for being the first place in the southern hemisphere to supply electric lighting.
Waiuta | Explore this once thriving gold town, picture a working mine with its lively community, and hike or cycle along well-formed tracks that lead to substantial mining relics including Prohibition Mine and Snowy River Battery.
Brunner Mine | Cross the historic suspension bridge, pass by beehive coke ovens and stand at the mine entrance of a coal mine that was once the scene of Aotearoa New Zealand's worst workplace disaster.
Hokitika Port, Government and Commercial Centre | Wander the wide streets of this pounamu and goldfields capital and visit its numerous artisan stores, historic buildings and sunset-famous beach.
Tohu Whenua is a network of Aotearoa New Zealand's most treasured heritage places that visitors of all ages can enjoy. Tohu Whenua connects New Zealanders and visitors with our heritage and enhances our sense of national identity by promoting significant historical and cultural sites.
Tohu Whenua is a partnership between Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai and Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga.
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West Coast
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