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Discover Granity in New Zealand

Granity in the region of West Coast is a town located in New Zealand - some 153 mi or ( 247 km ) West of Wellington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Granity is now 01:56 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wellington, Waimangaroa, Richmond, Palmerston North, and New Plymouth. When in this area, you might want to check out Wellington . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Granity ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Granity

Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 28 kilometres north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is 68 kilometres further north. Squeezed between the often-tempestuous Tasman Sea to the west and steep forested cloud-shrouded mountains to the immediate east, the town is the largest in this sparsely populated part of New Zealand. Long known as a coal-mining town, the population has declined as the industry has waned.

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Located at -41.63 171.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buller District, Populated places in New Zealand

Millerton, New Zealand

Millerton is a small settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is in the Papahaua Ranges, around 25 kilometres north east of Westport, on SH67 from Westport to Karamea. The history of Millerton bears some resemblance to that of Denniston, being a town that lived from and for the coal that was mined in the Ranges. As Denniston, Millerton is now almost without population, sometimes classified as a ghost town.

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Located at -41.63 171.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buller District, Ghost towns in New Zealand, Populated places in New Zealand

Ngakawau River

The Ngakawau River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally northwest, reaching the Tasman Sea at Hector. The river is polluted with acid mine drainage and coal fines from the Stockton Mine and the proposed Stockton Plateau Hydro Project is expected to reduce the levels of pollutants. The Ngakawau Riverwatch environmental group formed in 2001 to address the water pollution in the river.

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Located at -41.60 171.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Rivers of the West Coast Region

Stockton, New Zealand

Stockton is a former settlement in the northwestern South Island of New Zealand in the West Coast region. It is located in the Papahaua Ranges about 30 kilometres linear distance north east from Westport. Stockton is best known for the Stockton Mine operated by Solid Energy.

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Located at -41.63 171.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buller District, Mining communities in New Zealand, Populated places in New Zealand

Stockton Mine

Stockton Mine, on the Stockton Coal Field, is New Zealand's largest opencast mining operation. The entrance to the mine is at the former settlement of Stockton. The mine is operated by Solid Energy in a partnership agreement with Downer Australia. Solid Energy obtained the Stockton Coal Mining Licence (CML) in 1987 for a period of 40 years. The coal field is situated between 5 to 10 kilometres linear distance south west of Stockton.

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Located at -41.66 171.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buller District, Coal mines in New Zealand, Surface mines in New Zealand