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ilometres 25 mi south of greymouth and close to the mouth of the hokitika river it is the seat and largest town in the westland district the town s estimated population is 3 420 as of june 2025 5 on a clear day aoraki mount cook can clearly be seen from hokitika s main street toponymy edit the name hokitika translates from māori as to return directly from hoki to return and tika direct according to the ministry for culture and heritage the name comes from when a band of ngāi tahu warriors in search of greenstone were about to attack ngāti wairangi pā the chief of the invaders drowned while trying to cross the hokitika river and the leaderless taua army then returned directly to their own home 6 history edit the land where hokitika stands was purchased in 1860 from māori when poutini ngāi tahu chiefs signed the arahura deed this was the sale of the whole of the west coast region apart from small areas reserved for māori it was almost 3 million hectares and sold to the crown for 300 7 8 9 founded on gold mining in 1864 it was a centre of the west coast gold rush and grew very quickly 7 members of the jewish community ran stores and businesses and built a synagogue in tancred st 10 one of them john lazar was appointed town clerk in 1866 and was a prominent freemason 10 11 by late 1866 it was one of new zealand s most populous centres on 16 september 1867 there were 41 vessels alongside the wharf at hokitika in some places three and four deep in 1867 the port of hokitika ranked first in new zealand in both the number of vessels entered inwards and in the total value of exports principally gold on 8 march 1868 a mock funeral was held in protest about the conviction and hanging of three irish fenians in manchester the manchester martyrs the funeral was led by roman catholic father william larkin and a celtic cross was erected in the hokitika cemetery larkin was later arrested charged and convicted of riot and seditious libel 12 in 1873 hokitika became the capital of the short lived westland province which lasted from 1873 until the abolition of provinces in 1876 panoramic view hokitika new zealand c 1875 in the early 20th century hokitika had two hospitals the westland hospital and the seaview asylum 13 hokitika township in the 1870s the hokitika clock tower arch on weld street with the southern alps visible in the background port of hokitika in 1867 in october 1941 three hokitika police officers and a policeman stationed in the neighbouring locality of kaniere along with a field instructor for the canterbury education board were killed when a local farmer stanley graham went on a shooting rampage and killed seven people including two armed home guard personnel in the ensuing manhunt the biggest in new zealand history overseen by the commissioner of police denis cummings more than 100 new zealand police and several hundred new zealand army home guard searched the area for the gunman for 12 days with orders to shoot him on sight if found still armed on 20 october after being spotted by two police constables and a local civilian carrying his rifle and ammunition belts graham was fatally wounded by a police constable and died the next day 14 the population has declined greatly since that time but the population of the westland district is now on the rise thanks to lifestyle inhabitants almost 30 of the district s rate payers live outside of hokitika geography edit climate edit hokitika has an oceanic climate with mild summers cool winters and rainfall evenly distributed across the year it is one of the wettest places in new zealand with over 2 800 mm 110 in of rainfall per year climate data for hokitika airport 1991 2020 month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year record high c f 29 7 85 5 28 4 83 1 26 7 80 1 24 5 76 1 26 7 80 1 18 6 65 5 18 8 65 8 19 8 67 6 22 8 73 0 24 0 75 2 27 4 81 3 27 1 80 8 29 7 85 5 mean daily maximum c f 19 5 67 1 19 9 67 8 18 8 65 8 16 6 61 9 14 6 58 3 12 5 54 5 12 0 53 6 12 6 54 7 13 9 57 0 14 9 58 8 16 3 61 3 18 2 64 8 15 8 60 4 daily mean c f 15 8 60 4 16 0 60 8 14 7 58 5 12 6 54 7 10 6 51 1 8 4 47 1 7 6 45 7 8 4 47 1 9 9 49 8 11 2 52 2 12 6 54 7 14 5 58 1 11 9 53 4 mean daily minimum c f 12 0 53 6 12 1 53 8 10 6 51 1 8 6 47 5 6 5 43 7 4 2 39 6 3 1 37 6 4 2 39 6 5 9 42 6 7 5 45 5 8 8 47 8 10 9 51 6 7 9 46 2 record low c f 4 7 40 5 3 5 38 3 0 4 31 3 0 7 30 7 2 2 28 0 3 2 26 2 4 25 2 9 26 8 2 1 28 2 1 3 29 7 0 6 30 9 2 9 37 2 4 25 average rainfall mm inches 257 4 10 13 191 7 7 55 213 4 8 40 244 9 9 64 252 8 9 95 261 2 10 28 228 0 8 98 246 9 9 72 244 7 9 63 284 8 11 21 222 9 8 78 272 1 10 71 2 920 8 114 98 average rainy days 1 0 mm 12 4 10 8 12 1 13 1 15 0 14 8 14 1 15 3 16 9 17 7 14 5 15 7 172 4 average relative humidity 83 8 87 2 87 1 85 3 87 8 87 4 85 4 85 2 81 7 84 1 80 9 82 9 84 9 mean monthly sunshine hours 214 3 193 6 177 5 142 6 116 2 103 6 126 0 139 6 144 9 166 1 187 7 197 5 1 909 6 source 1 niwa climate data 15 source 2 cliflo 16 hokitika gorge edit nearby hokitika gorge is a popular short tourist walk with vibrant blue water and a swing metal rope suspension bridge 17 18 demographics edit hokitika is described as a small urban area by stats nz and covers 11 78 km 2 4 55 sq mi 4 it has an estimated population of 3 420 as of june 2025 5 with a population density of 290 people per km 2 historical population year pop p a 2006 3 078 2013 3 165 0 40 2018 3 096 0 44 2023 3 267 1 08 the 2006 population is for a smaller area of 3 91 km 2 source 19 20 world war one memorial cass square memorial for the 1941 shooting kowhitirangi hokitika gorge with swing bridge in the background the turquoise blue colour is caused by glacial milk hokitika had a population of 3 267 in the 2023 new zealand census an increase of 171 people 5 5 since the 2018 census and an increase of 102 people 3 2 since the 2013 census there were 1 587 males 1 677 females and 6 people of other genders in 1 461 dwellings 21 3 0 of people identified as lgbtiq the median age was 46 7 years compared with 38 1 years nationally there were 528 people 16 2 aged under 15 years 465 14 2 aged 15 to 29 1 491 45 6 aged 30 to 64 and 786 24 1 aged 65 or older 19 people could identify as more than one ethnicity the results were 86 1 european pākehā 21 3 māori 2 0 pasifika 5 2 asian 0 3 middle eastern latin american and african new zealanders melaa and 2 8 other which includes people giving their ethnicity as new zealander english was spoken by 97 8 māori by 4 3 samoan by 0 2 and other languages by 6 8 no language could be spoken by 1 6 e g too young to talk new zealand sign language was known by 0 6 the percentage of people born overseas was 13 4 compared with 28 8 nationally 19 religious affiliations were 33 2 christian 0 9 hindu 0 4 islam 0 7 māori religious beliefs 0 3 buddhist 0 9 new age and 0 8 other religions people who answered that they had no religion were 54 0 and 8 7 of people did not answer the census question 19 of those at least 15 years old 429 15 7 people had a bachelor s or higher degree 1 524 55 6 had a post high school certificate or diploma and 795 29 0 people exclusively held high school qualifications the median income was 35 900 compared with 41 500 nationally 189 people 6 9 earned over 100 000 compared to 12 1 nationally the employment status of those at least 15 was 1 320 48 2 full time 396 14 5 part time and 63 2 3 unemployed 19 economy and culture edit the major industries of greenstone pounamu gold coal and forestry have all dwindled over the last century but a growing ecotourism industry has grown up and the town is starting to show signs of recovery it has become a major tourist stop on the west coast s main highway route with carving of greenstone an important local industry it is also gaining a reputation for its annual wild food festival which has been running since 1990 22 seaview asylum was once the town s biggest employer 23 the westland milk factory in hokitika 2021 another important industry is dairying with westland milk products having its headquarters and main processing plant in the town westland milk products was established as a dairy co operative in 1937 and was sold to the yili group in 2019 24 it is the country s third equal largest dairy processor as of 2018 25 hokitika s regent theatre hokitika has a 3d digital cinema 26 the regent theatre 27 due to volunteer hours 28 and grants from the lions foundation lottery s commission development west coast through the major district initiative 29 and pub charity the art deco theatre is a heritage building and narrowly avoided being demolished thanks to a last minute coup in the management committee 30 community performances are also held there hokitika has a drama group which produce plays it is also on the circuit for arts on tour and well known artists from many countries as well as new zealand perform at the old lodge theatre hokitika driftwood sign marks the spot for the driftwood and sand festival the sign is a popular destination with tourists every january hokitika beach hosts the driftwood and sand festival the festival involves members of the public and a sponsored artist constructing sculptures out of beach debris driftwood and sand originated in beach festival run by hokitika artist donald buglass in november 2002 and it has been run as an annual festival since 2003 31 the hokitika museum is housed in the town s carnegie library building the hokitika sock machine museum in revell street has on display a collection of antique sock knitting machines visitors are invited to knit their own socks 32 hokitika also has a modern library thriving community groups and many excellent artists marae edit arahura marae is located near hokitika it is a marae tribal meeting ground of ngāi tahu and its te rūnanga o ngāti waewae branch and includes the tūhuru wharenui meeting house 33 34 in october 2020 the government committed 161 131 from the provincial growth fund to upgrade the marae and create four jobs 35 transport edit road edit state highway 6 passes through the town rail edit the first rail transport was the hokitika kanieri tramway laid with wooden rails was established in 1868 with cars drawn by horses 36 a road followed in 1873 37 a branch line railway known as the hokitika branch was established to the town from greymouth in 1893 and an extension to ross was open from 1909 to 1980 passengers to hokitika were initially served by mixed trains that carried both goods and passengers in 1936 these services were augmented by a leyland diesel railbus service that ran from hokitika to greymouth christchurch and briefly reefton in the early 1940s the vulcan railcars were introduced and they provided a twice daily service between ross and christchurch via hokitika the mixed trains continued to operate until 1967 and all passenger services to hokitika ceased when the vulcan railcars stopped running past greymouth in 1972 38 193 since then the line to hokitika has been freight only with traffic primarily coming from westland milk products shipping edit hokitika customhouse was built in 1895 when hokitika was still an official port of entry to new zealand in 1865 after the discovery of gold in the area the town became the official port of entry of the west coast a boom period ensued when hokitika was second only to auckland with reports of over 40 ships in the harbour at one time with more waiting offshore it was a dangerous port with 108 strandings and 32 ships lost from 1865 to 1867 the lack of nearby coal meant that the port declined rapidly along with the gold though hokitika remained an official entry port until the 1950s 39 air edit de havilland dh 83 fox moth zk adi air travel s first aircraft air new zealand provides two flights a day to christchurch the hokitika airport is adjacent to the town immediately to the north east in the suburb of seaview hokitika s southside airfield was the base of air travel new zealand s first airline air travel carried passengers mail and freight south from hokitika to the glaciers and remote landing strips beyond haast and north up to westport its first scheduled flight was in december 1934 directors were hokitika residents bert mercer paul renton and harry newman after the second world war air travel was nationalised and became part of nac education edit westland high school caters for years 7 to 13 40 and has a roll of 404 it opened in 1880 became a high school in 1884 and then the hokitika district school in 1891 it was renamed westland high school in 1963 41 hokitika school is a contributing primary years 1 6 school with a roll of 165 42 a primary school was open in hokitika in 1865 43 st mary s school is a full primary years 1 8 school with a roll of 137 44 it is a state integrated catholic school 45 and is connected with st mary s catholic church it was open by 1869 46 in 1877 there were both girls and boys state schools in hokitika and st mary s which was a boys or coeducational school 47 the girls school was run by the sisters of mercy from 1878 48 and the boys school from 1892 49 they also ran a high school but that school closed in 1973 the schools were called st mary s primary school and st mary s high school 48 all these schools are coeducational rolls are as of july 2026 50 notable people edit main category people from hokitika agnes addison c 1842 1903 scottish draper who was one of hokitika s early businesswomen margaret andrews alcorn 1868 1967 and her sister mary alcorn 1866 1928 were interior designers and business owners charles button 1838 1920 mayor of hokitika solicitor judge and mp john urquhart cropp 1927 2016 olympic yachtsman edward st john daniel 1837 1868 victoria cross recipient died and is buried in hokitika charlie douglas 1840 1916 explorer and surveyor alice eyton 1874 1929 journalist screenwriter playwright and novelist in hollywood stanley graham 1900 1941 a farmer who killed seven people and was the target of new zealand s biggest manhunt bess hudson 1875 1961 early nurse for dr teichelmann al hunter born 1950 musician singer songwriter john lazar 1840 1916 actor town clerk mason sharlotte lucas born 1991 road cyclist fayne robinson born 1964 māori carver holly robinson born 1994 athlete born in hokitika john rutherford ryley 1837 1884 who introduced antiseptic technique to new zealand was surgeon at hokitika hospital at the time richard seddon 1845 1906 new zealand politician and premier ebenezer teichelmann 1859 1938 surgeon mountaineer photographer and conservationist notable buildings edit for a more comprehensive list see list of historic places in hokitika hokitika customhouse built 1897 a category i historic place the hokitika clock tower built 1902 3 the most prominent landmark in hokitika hokitika museum housed in the former carnegie library built 1908 seaview asylum founded 1872 and once the town s biggest employer all saints church a prominent landmark and early unfaced concrete church st andrew s united church built in 1935 a good example of 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