Haast has a colourful history, with both early Maori and, later, European settlers and travellers spending time here.

South Westland and Haast have been places for Pounamu-(greenstone) gathering, goldmining, forestry, farming, deer-hunting, whitebaiting, fishing, early aviation and much more.

We will soon have some superb images & stories to share here....so please visit our website again soon.

Arawhata Cemetery
Check out the great images of the Arawhata Cemetery on this website by Kathleen Shepherd.



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