West Coast - Hiking and Tramping in New Zealand - page 495

7 Supplies & Equipment

OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT

Habitat Sports
( 03-788 8002; www.habitatsports.co.nz; 234 Palmerston St; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat)
This all-rounder stocks all the necessary gear within reasonable expectations.

SUPERMARKET

New World
(244 Palmerston St; 8am-8.30pm) Once again, the New World supermarket comes to the
rescue in style, offering a great range of food.

8 Information
Westport i-SITE ( 03-789 6658; www.buller.co.nz; 113 Palmerston St; 9am-5pm Nov-Mar,
10am-4.30pm Apr-Oct) provides general and DOC-related visitor information and booking ser-
vices for huts and Great Walks.

8 Getting There & Away
Westport is a stop on the daily Nelson to Fox Glacier runs of InterCity ( 03-365 1113;
www.intercity.co.nz ) . Naked Bus ( Click here ) runs the same route three times a week. Trek Ex-
press ( 027-222 1872, 0800 128 735; www.trekexpress.co.nz ) passes through Westport on its
frequent high-season Wangapeka and Heaphy Track runs (Nelson to Westport $95). Buses
leave from the i-SITE.

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Punakaiki

03 / POP 70
On the edge of Paparoa National Park, almost halfway between Westport and Greymouth,
this small settlement has decent accommodation but lacks many other services. There is no
bank, dairy or petrol station. Punakaiki Promotions ( www.punakaiki.co.nz ) is a good source
of visitor information.

4 Sleeping & Eating

HOLIDAY PARK$

Punakaiki Beach Camp