Hector and Ngakawau
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Hector and Ngakawau are two lightly populated settlements located at the mouth of the Ngākawau River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. Both settlements are situated on State Highway 67 between
Ngākawau River mouth
Hector's Dolphins statue in Hector
Granity
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Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 28 kilometres north-east of Westport on State Highway 67. Karamea is 68 kilometres further north.
Hector and Ngakawau
…Hector. Hector and Ngākawau had an estimated population of 220 as of June 2025, with a population density of 87 people per km2. It is part of the larger Buller Coalfields statistical area. Hector and Ngākawau had a population of 225 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 24 people (11.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase…
Granity War Memorial
The Lyric Theatre
Band rotunda
Fund-raising Centre - the community "op-shop"