Reefton
Sign in to saveReefton is a small town in the West Coast region of New Zealand, approximately northeast of Greymouth, in the Inangahua River valley. Ahaura is south-west of Reefton, Inangahua Junction is to the north, Maruia is to the east, and the Lewis Pass is to the south-east.
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Reefton is a small town in the West Coast region of New Zealand, approximately northeast of Greymouth, in the Inangahua River valley. Ahaura is south-west of Reefton, Inangahua Junction is to the north, Maruia is to the east, and the Lewis Pass is to the south-east.
In 1888, it was the first town in New Zealand to be lit by electricity, generated by the Reefton Power Station. Reefton was a thriving gold mining town in the late 19th century, and gold mining lasted from the 1870s to the 1950s. Its economy is based on tourism, forestry, coal mining, and farming.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reefton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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