:: Te Tai o Poutini ::

West Coasters share your stories and memories with us!!

This Kete has been created to capture and preserve the historical and current memories,
stories and activities of the West Coast people.

Raraka Wanaka Workshop

Travellers on Forks Hill, Okarito. Taken during the '1906 Southern Tour' of Premier Richard John Seddon.

Drop, Cover, and Hold On!

      Tangata : People Wahi : Places Hui : Events

It's free!! It's easy!!

Groups and individuals are invited to add their stories, documents, digital images, videos and audios to this kete. Help us create a vibrant and interesting site that truly captures the spirit of our place - Te Tai Poutini: the West Coast of the South Island.

To start you need to create an account. You may like to look at the about basket [kete] or around the help section.

If you need help the staff at the public libraries in Hokitika, Greymouth and Westport will be pleased to assist. Also, for your use, these libraries have computers, scanners (to copy those old documents and photos), and access to other recording devices for projects.

If you would like to attend a training workshop in using or developing the site please register your interest with

The West Coast Kete is provided for you by the Aotearoa People's Network through the National Library, the Westland, Grey and Buller Libraries, and various indiviuals and community organisations.

This site will develop and grow with the efforts of  those on and off the coast who have archives, ideas and  stories to share.

 

Conservation Week Photography Competition

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TAKE A TOUR

 

Latest 5 topics

Photographs and information about the Strongman Mine and the 1967 Strongman Mine disaster
Interviews and photographs of nine West Coasters with Buller connections, explaining why they considered the objects they had chosen to
Does anyone have any recollection of the Royal Hotel, Westport.My grandfather, John Daily (Jack)and my grandmother, Sarah were hoteliers there
Regent Theatre restoration. Political rivals, Jim Keenan and Brian McCarthy have bet .
This page holds a collection of images that have been contributed by J F Keenan via his extensive scrapbook Collection.
Afternoon Smoke-oh.
Images of Coasters in and around Greymouth.

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Mackay Street Tainui Street intersection.

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