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Karamea is the northernmost town on the West Coast, set on a fertile coastal plain at the literal end of the road where State Highway 67 stops and the wilderness begins. It is the southern trailhead of the 80-kilometre Heaphy Track, which has linked the Coast with Golden Bay since 1893, and the gateway to the Ōparara Basin where 35-million-year-old limestone arches span a tannin-stained river deep in Kahurangi National Park. Māori passed through here for centuries on the pounamu trails, and the first European farming settlement took hold in 1874.
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What is Karamea known for?
Karamea is the northernmost town on the West Coast, set on a fertile coastal plain at the literal end of the road where State Highway 67 stops and the wilderness begins. It is the southern trailhead of the 80-kilometre Heaphy Track, which has linked the Coast with Golden Bay since 1893, and the gateway to the Ōparara Basin where 35-million-year-old limestone arches span a tannin-stained river deep in Kahurangi National Park. Māori passed through here for centuries on the pounamu trails, and the first European farming settlement took hold in 1874.
What region is Karamea in?
Karamea is in the West Coast region of New Zealand.
What is the population of Karamea?
Karamea has an estimated population of around 600 (Stats NZ estimate).
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