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Punakaiki
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Punakaiki is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Westport and Greymouth on , the only through-road on the West Coast. Punakaiki is immediately adjacent to Paparoa National Park, and is also the access point for a popular visitor attraction, the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Punakaiki is referenced by 135 other articles, and connects out to West Coast Region, Ngāi Tahu and COVID-19 pandemic.

The entry is geolocated on the map in NZ, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Blowholes, Buller District and Paparoa National Park.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Punakaiki
Settlement.population_as_of
2006
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
New Zealand
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
West Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Buller District
Settlement.seat_type
Electorates
Settlement.seat
West Coast-TasmanTe Tai Tonga
Settlement.pushpin_map
New Zealand West Coast
Settlement.image_skyline
Punakaiki MRD 01.jpg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
locality
Located in
Buller District
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Punakaiki
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Population
  • Wildlife and conservation
  • Climate
  • Tourism
  • Visitor centre
  • Pancake Rocks
  • Punakaiki cavern
  • Walks in the local area
  • References
  • External links

Punakaiki is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Westport and Greymouth on , the only through-road on the West Coast. Punakaiki is immediately adjacent to Paparoa National Park, and is also the access point for a popular visitor attraction, the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.

== Location == Punakaiki is located on State Highway 6, and is north of Greymouth and south of Westport. Because State Highway 6 is the only through-road on the West Coast, a large number of visitors pass through the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Punakaiki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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