The town of Hokitika, on this island's west coast, was site of an 1860s gold rush, and the nearby Arahura River is still a major source of pounamu, or greenstone.
The town of Hokitika, on this island's west coast, was site of an 1860s gold rush, and the nearby Arahura River is still a major source of pounamu, or greenstone. North of Hokitika is Greymouth, the western terminus of the Tranzalpine Railway, which provides views of Aoraki, this island's highest point. The wine-producing region of Marlborough is in this island's north, near its resort beach city of Nelson. The Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers lie at the south of this island, west of the southernmost extent of the Southern Alps. Christchurch is the largest city on what island, FTP, which with North Island comprises New Zealand?
The town of Hokitika, on this island's west coast, was site of an 1860s gold rush, and the nearby Arahura River is still a major source of pounamu, or greenstone.
South Island (prompt on "New Zealand" before end, but look unhappy about it)