Waiuta Historic Mine & Town

Have a day out visiting the long deserted mining ghost town of Waiuta and nearby historic Blackwater School.

Waiuta, the town at the top of the West Coast’s richest gold mine, grew from the region’s last great gold discovery, made back in 1905. Today, the town site is almost empty of buildings but still full of memories and history. Within its forest-surrounded setting, many mining relics remain from the days when hundreds worked there, and a few of the town’s original buildings still stand, including the former police station, three cottages and the old barber shop.

Waiuta is a perfect spot for nature lovers, historians, and photographers alike.