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	Haast River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Haast River is on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
		The Haast River drains the western watershed of the Haast Pass.
		It is 100 kilometres in length, and enters the Tasman Sea near Haast township.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Haast_River (151 words)

	wes
		It was well worth the effort with displays on the area and the development of the pass from when it was a Maori track carrying greenstone to the construction of the highway.
		Haast Pass was the name bestowed on Tioripatea by geologist Sir Julius von Haast after he crossed it in 1863.
		Haast township too was revitalised by the presence of the road-makers.
	www.waymarker.co.uk /ml/nz/wes.htm (3631 words)

	Von Haast and his Museum - Von Haast and the Canterbury Museum - Christchurch City Libraries
		Haast had begun a small museum collection in 1861, and this was stored in a room in the provincial council buildings.
		Under Haast's directorship, the Canterbury Museum was regarded as the best in the Southern Hemisphere, and by 1895 it was rated in the top twenty for the world.
		Haast Pass is the lowest of the routes across the Alps and was used by the Māori.
	library.christchurch.org.nz /Childrens/EarlyChristchurch/VonHaastandhisMuseum.asp (680 words)

	Unique Wildlife of New Zealand
		It was a further 31 years before Wanaka and Haast were finally connected by road, and not until 1965 that the road finally reached Paringa on the coast, thus completing State Highway 6.
		Ten kilometres from the pass the Haast River drops into a gorge fined with huge schist boulders and two kilometres past this are the Thunder Creek Falls, a 30-metre cascade which can be reached by a 100-metre walk through a stand of attractive silver beech.
		Haast is the first settlement of any size that one reaches on the coast.
	www.ecotours.co.nz /Brian/wildlife/westland (775 words)

	HAAST PASS - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		Haast Pass (1,842 ft) is the first low pass in the Main Divide of the Southern Alps south of Mt. Cook, over 50 miles to the north.
		Although the pass had long been known to the Maoris and was the route used by the war party of Te Puoho, it was not until 1861 that it was reached by a European, J. Baker, a surveyor.
		The belt of schists crossing the pass is generally finer-grained and softer than the general average and this may have been a determining factor in establishing the pre-glacial drainage and the location of the pass.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/H/HaastPass/en (462 words)

	Haast to Fox Glacier - New Zealand West Coast, Haast, Haast Visitor Centre, Te Wahipounamu, South Westland World ...
		The road then passes through Epitaph Cutting, 183 metres (600 feet) above sea level, the highest point on the road between Haast Pass and Fox Glacier, before dipping down to cross another creek and climbing to Knights Point 137 metres (450 feet) above sea level.
		Further on the terrain changes and even in summer there may be ice near the pass and there can be sudden changes in the weather.
		The crossing of the pass is usually made from the Hermitage side, and it is suitable only for experienced mountaineers.
	www.nzine.co.nz /features/haast.html (1696 words)

	Touring New Zealand 2002 - part 3
		The pass is, at 563 meters, the lowest of the only three passes which link Westland to the east coast and now it is sealed a virtually all-weather road.
		The pass is quite low at 563 metres and is marked by a stone with plaques commemorating the building of the road.
		The vegetation is now even more lush forest as we pass to the western slopes - the rainfall has now increased fourfold and is now up to 4.5 metres a year and will further increase to 8.3 metres a year as we descend onto the lower slopes.
	www.uniquelynz.com /nz02-p3.htm (4986 words)

	The Road from Wanaka to Haast via the Haast Pass - Haast Pass, Mount Aspiring National Park, World Heritage Area, ...
		You may feel regretful about pulling away from the shore of beautiful Lake Wanaka, but there is no occasion for regrets as you are heading into a wonderful scenic area as you travel through the Haast Pass to the West Coast.
		Aspects of the park are the subjects of scientific research - vegetation surveys, the impact of deer grazing, the movement of the Dart Glacier and the rate at which it is receding, the birdlife, the invertebrate life, the migration of beech forest and the spread and control of exotic animals and plants.
		Haast named the pass after himself and claimed to be the first pakeha to have travelled through it, but the discovery of Cameron's flask discredited this claim.
	www.nzine.co.nz /features/wanaka_to_haast.html (1446 words)

	Weekend of Walks 2004 - tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cross the rugged Haast Pass and descend into the headwaters of Otago.
		At Arthurs Pass we have a local hike, varied by fitness and desire, before coaching down the rolling rural plains onto the West Coast and Hokitika for the evening.
		After an early breakfast we head further south to the township of Haast where the highway turns east and quickly rises over the rugged pass before descending into the upper reaches of the Makaroa river system.
	www.weekendofwalks.co.nz /tour.html (663 words)

	Glacier Express New Zealand Tour - Scenic Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Features include: Haast Pass, Westland and Arthur’s Pass National Parks, West Coast rainforests, a visit to the Franz Josef glacier and the world renowned TranzAlpine scenic railway.
		The Haast Pass is our southern most pass that traverses the Southern Alps linking the east coast with the west coast.
		Pass through the Southern Alps via the Otira Tunnel, cross massive viaducts over the Waimakariri Gorge descending to the fertile farmlands of the Canterbury Plains and on to the garden city of Christchurch.
	www.scenicpacific.co.nz /trip.cfm/trip-10000025 (546 words)

	Haast Pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Haast Pass is in the Southern Alps of the South Island of NewZealand.
		The road was converted from a rough track to a formed road in theearly 1960s.
		The Haast Pass rises to a height of 562 metres above sea level.
	www.therfcc.org /haast-pass-210205.html (118 words)

	West Coast (New Zealand) - Wikitravel
		Steeped in history, and with spectacular and varied scenery, be sure to stop in at Arthurs Pass National Park headquarters in Arthurs Pass township, even if it is only for a quick break.
		From Wanaka travel State Highway 6 over the Haast Pass to Haast and the glaciers.
		Until they completed the Road to Haast in the 1960's, meaning you could drive over Haast Pass to Queenstown, without having to backtrack all the way to Christchurch, you couldn't get around the Coast.
	wikitravel.org /en/West_Coast_(New_Zealand) (928 words)

	Haast, West Coast, NZ. Oil painting and art print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If you have ever been through the Haast Pass in Westland NZ you have been to the place this oil painting depicts.
		This piece of NZ art reveals the landscape you experience when you are travelling out of Haast and the Haast Pass towards the West Coast.
		The Haast Pass (further back on the same road) is the lowest and southern most of New Zealand’s transalpine crossings.
	www.nzoncanvas.com /haast.html (417 words)

	Week 3
		The road up through Haast Pass was very gentle compared to what we had experienced previously on the Crown Ridge road near Cardrona.
		The river flowing down towards Haast passed through this area called the Gates of Haast, though we're not exactly sure where the gates were.
		There is an enormous bridge that spans the Haast river, of course single lane, but with two passing bays, where you can pull over to allow oncoming traffic to pass.
	whitneypeters.org /nz/week3 (4932 words)

	December 26 - Drive to Haast: West Coast Beaches
		I had breakfast, and checked out, expecting it to be rainy across Haast Pass when I drove to the rainy west coast today.
		The road to the west coast followed the shore of a big, turquoise lake for a while, and then came to Makaroa, a small town with a visitor's center for the Haast Pass area.
		As the road left the mountains and entered the broad coastal plane approaching Haast, the sun became visible.
	www.vic.com /new_zealand/journal/node22.html (1835 words)

	Haast Pass, West Coast, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Haast Pass is the lowest route over the Main Divide, rising only to 563 metres.
		There is a track on the east of the highway.
		The Haast River drops quickly creating a spectacular landscape.
	www.westcoast.org.nz /tourism/destination/haastpass.html (226 words)

	The Travels of Jim & Wendy White in New Zealand (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The next day's drive through the rugged Haast Pass was relatively photo-free, since the clouds obscured the tops of all the mountains to Jim's relief.
		We later met several people who told tales of their terrible ferry crossing that day as the storm passed over them and were glad that we had crossed on the previous day, when the weather was perfect.
		We passed alongside cliffs which were belching out steam from fissures in the rock face before crossing the lake to see Mt. Tarawera - or rather the remains of it after it erupted in 1886.
	www.interlog.com /~wwhite/newzeal.html (4892 words)

	The Urinals of McGuire's Lodge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		McGuire's Lodge is a motel and a restaurant located in the tiny community of Haast, New Zealand
		Haast is located at the southernmost point of New Zealand's south island's main west coast highway, right at the foot of the very scenic Haast Pass.
		Across the pass lies the spectacular Otago region, with its numerous mountain peaks, lakes and sheep-filled valleys.
	www.urinal.net /mcguires_lodge (60 words)

	New Zealand - South Island
		As it turns out we were wrong, the Kea is a pretty blue/green parrot, this bird which reminded me of the solid-bodied guinea fowl, though the neck and head are not slender, is a Weka (thankyou Shirly P of NZ for this info, much appreciated).
		Overall the drive was fairly straightforward and uneventful, although I was fascinated by the stand of silver trees blowing in the breeze.
		Buller Gorge is the pass from Westport on the west coast to the Marlborough Plains vineyard district, between Renwick and Blenheim (almost 4 hours' drive from Westport), near the north-eastern coast.
	www.jayz-web.com /nz_holiday/west_coast.htm (1225 words)

	glaciers
		We left in the rain and it soon turned into a downpour by the time we reached the Haast Pass.
		The Haast Pass is the lowest of the passes which cross the Southern Alps.
		High peaks surround the pass, which is rarely closed by snow in winter.
	www.bonarway.freeserve.co.uk /nzsp/glaciers.html (244 words)

	the route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The descent, though, was much more dramatic on the west side of the pass, with the landscape quickly changing from alpine meadows and forest to denser, tropical foliage -- ferns, palm-type plants, heavy leafy undergrowth, wiry and twisted trees, trunks covered in lush, green growth.
		The scale and sheer rise of the mountains was almost incomprehensable in places as we descended to the coast -- the road winding deep alongside the rising earth with the peaks towering almost impossibly right above you.
		Trivia: Chatted with a local (Auckland) in Haast and he said (true or false, anyone?)...there are only three places on earth with consistent geo-thermal activity -- Yellowstone (in the US), Iceland, and Rotorua (New Zealand).
	www.duotribe.com /projectnz/map/journal3-7.html (263 words)

	Haast Hotels
		Aspiring Court Motel is located in Haast, South Westland.
		The motel is within walking distance to local licensed restaurant and bar.
		Heritage Park Lodge has a spectacular rainforest setting, just 3 kilometres east of the Haast Bridge and the Westland World Heritage Visitors Centre.
	www.hotelslookandbook.com /nz/haast.htm (148 words)

	Haast Pass and South Westland Photo Gallery by Contiki Warren at pbase.com
		Haast Pass and South Westland Photo Gallery by Contiki Warren at pbase.com
		There were a lot of farms in the valley surrounded by snow capped mountains.
		After we went through Haast Pass, we saw a lot of lush forests and plants, because the west coast of South Island receives a lot of rain.
	stats.pbase.com /contikiwarren/haastpass (118 words)

	Picton/Nelson to Picton \| Backpacker bus \| backpacker tour
		Haast: From Lake Matheson, we'll continue south and take a short break at the World Heritage Centre at Haast Junction, near Haast itself.
		Haast Pass: It's then into and through the Haast Pass - a spectacularly beautiful drive over the Alps and into Otago.
		The Haast Pass is the lowest pass over the Alps and the most recently built.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/13522.html (2156 words)

	Tours in New Zealand - escorted or individual (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pedal past picture perfect West Coast Glaciers and lakes, over Haast Pass and down to Wanaka and Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand.
		Pass through the fruit growing area of Cromwell to the quaint old gold mining town of Arrowtown.
		It is an easy ride from here to Queenstown, where a host of exciting activities awaits you - rafting, jet-boating, a scenic flight or a lake cruise on the historic SS Earnslaw.
	www.holiday.co.nz /holiday_travel/tours/tours_format/action.lasso?-database=99_estour_.fp3&-layout=web&-response=record_detail_public.lasso&-recid=32823&-search (314 words)

	Haast Township, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Haast is a small township on the south bank of the Haast River on the western side of the Haast Pass; with a population of about 200.
		The Haast Range stretches from the main divide near Mount Aspiring to near Jackson Bay.
		Julius von Haast (1822-87), was an explorer, a geologist and the first director of the Canterbury Museum
	www.westcoast.org.nz /tourism/destination/haast.html (104 words)

	Haast Accommodation
		Accommodation in Haast on the west coast of New Zealand
		Haast is surrounded by a landscape of rainforest, wetlands, sand dunes and surf-pounded beaches forming part of the South West New Zealand World Heritage Area, so designated because South Westland and Fiordland have some of the most dramatic forest and mountain scenery and natural resources in the world.
		The Haast Pass is the southern gateway to the west coast which is one of the most stunning and untouched regions of New Zealand.
	www.ki-wi.co.nz /haast.htm (225 words)

	South Island Multi Day Tours of New Zealand with Off Beat Tours
		Going through the World Heritage Area of Haast Pass Highway we once again cross the Southern Alps into the winter playing field of the South Island.
		Going through the World Heritage Area of Haast Pass Highway we cross the Southern Alps into the winter playing field of the South Island.
		We travel down through the most lush podocarp forest and fabulous sea views to the famous Haast Pass in the middle of a World Heritage Area onto Queenstown - the adventure capital of the South Island.
	www.offbeattours.co.nz /southisland_tours.htm (2064 words)

	New Zealand
		At Haast Pass it began to rain in massive sheets.
		Finally, the steep descent from Haast Pass gradually lessened.
		The wind subsided but the rain continued unrelentingly as I pedaled another 30 miles to the village of Haast.
	web.newsguy.com /hendriweb/newzealand.htm (1074 words)

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