Pukekura is located near Lake Ianthe in the West Coast region of the South Island. State Highway 6 passes through Pukekura on its route between Ross and Harihari, and the settlement is roughly 35 minutes south of Hokitika and an hour north of Franz Josef Glacier. It claimed to be the smallest town on the West Coast, with a population of two, though this was larger in past times when it was a saw-milling settlement. Timber was cut in the area from the early 1950s until the mid-1980s, and the town had been re-established as a tourist centre for a limited time, with a Bushman's Centre, pub, and accommodation. While the pub and the Bushman's Centre are closed as of 2020, accommodation facilities remain. The current population is 6, and the forest around the town is now a protected forest.
pukekura, other, uses, disambiguation, located, near, lake, ianthe, west, coast, region, south, island, state, highway, passes, through, route, between, ross, harihari, settlement, roughly, minutes, south, hokitika, hour, north, franz, josef, glacier, claimed,. For other uses see Pukekura disambiguation Pukekura is located near Lake Ianthe in the West Coast region of the South Island State Highway 6 passes through Pukekura on its route between Ross and Harihari and the settlement is roughly 35 minutes south of Hokitika and an hour north of Franz Josef Glacier It claimed to be the smallest town on the West Coast with a population of two though this was larger in past times when it was a saw milling settlement Timber was cut in the area from the early 1950s until the mid 1980s and the town had been re established as a tourist centre for a limited time with a Bushman s Centre pub and accommodation While the pub and the Bushman s Centre are closed as of 2020 accommodation facilities remain The current population is 6 and the forest around the town is now a protected forest PukekuraPukekuraCoordinates 43 0 30 S 170 40 25 E 43 00833 S 170 67361 E 43 00833 170 67361CountryNew ZealandRegionWest CoastDistrictWestland DistrictElectoratesWest Coast TasmanTe Tai TongaTime zoneUTC 12 NZST Summer DST UTC 13 NZDT Postcode7885Area code03Local iwiNgai TahuA possible translation of the name from Maori to English is red hill 1 References edit 1000 Maori place names New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage 6 August 2019 External links editOfficial website of Pukekura South Island township nbsp This West Coast Region New Zealand geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pukekura amp oldid 1209117080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
