New Zealand Westport Shopping - What to See & Do. If you are looking for comprehensive travel information for Westport Shopping including Gift Shop, Other Shopping and Souvenir Shop, you will find it here on AA Travel.
Go shopping in Westport,
you might be surprised at what you'll find. If you like shopping,
you'll love what this country has to offer. We've got every type of
shopping covered, so no matter what you're after, you'll find it here.
Suburban shopping malls offer fun shopping experiences, with specialty
shops, including homeware, music, arts and crafts, and upmarket chain and
department stores carrying quality brands. Most of our city centres are
lined with shops, great for wandering up and down while exploring our
cities. At the other end of the scale, second-hand shops and markets
often contain great surprises and that something that's just a little
bit different, for a great price.
If it's Kiwi souvenirs you're
after, you won't have to go far - souvenir shops can usually be found at
major tourist attractions, in most towns, and at many places throughout
cities.
Westport: Westport became prosperous through gold, and is now the country's only successfully mined source of bituminous coal. Old mining towns surround Westport and evidence of the district's heritage is on display at the museum where visitors can walk through a simulated underground mine. Westport's activities include fishing, gold panning, horse trekking, mine and brewery tours, mountain-bike tours, surfing at Tauranga Bay and North Beach, scenic kayaking, as well as fossicking for semi-precious stones on the many beaches. More adventurous activities include jet boating, white- or black-water rafting, adventure caving, Unimog tours, paintball, land yachting, white-water kayaking and jet skiing.
