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Fast Facts
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The West Coat is NZ's most sparsely populated area. Its 32,000 residents make up less
than 1% of NZ's population, spread throughout a disproportionate 9% of the country's area.
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The culinary star of the West Coast is whitebait, the young fry of a fish species called
galaxiids, which are caught along rivers as they try and migrate from the ocean back up-
stream.
Top Tip
Encountering the infamous West Coast sandfly is a certainty. Keep them at bay by covering
up when they are at their most active (dawn and dusk), and coating your exposed parts with
a citronella-based repellent.
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