Experience

…you can still hear the sound of the sea’s song as it caresses the shoreline near to the Homestead, depending on the mood of the weather. Awatuna gained its reputation as a safe anchorage in the early times of Pacific voyaging, when the first navigators guided their waka (vessels) to these shores after long and hazardous sea voyages from out of the Pacific Ocean.

…is still heard and the ancient places of those first people are etched into the landscape around and close to the Homestead. The centuries may have passed from those early navigators who settled here but the meaning of Awatuna and the hospitality it provided to those and all the people who came after them remains and is shared with today’s modern travellers from all of the four corners of the world who now ride as the navigators of the waves of the skies and highways.

…to the Tasman Sea, the Homestead enjoys the peace and quiet of country lodge accommodation whilst being only 10 minutes from the modern convenience and facilities of Hokitika.

..was built in 1874. It was originally a small cottage but was lovingly extended creating a fine example of the Colonial style architecture from that era of NZ’s history. Unfortunately the old homestead was lost to a fire in 1994.

…is a double storey timber building which reflects many features of that former beautiful home. The architectural design has endeavoured to preserve the Classic Country Colonial lines incorporating dormer windows, sweeping roofs and wide, sheltering verandahs. The reconstruction used all plantation-sourced timbers for the framing and cladding, whilst the interior finishing is of beautiful, recycled native timbers (many salvaged from the former homestead).

…is where you will experience the natural splendour and excitement of being the only person on a wild West Coast beach – where you can look for precious stones and pounamu (greenstone) or marvel at the natural driftwood sculptures thrown up on the beach by the sea waves.

…of the mountains and the coastline stretching from Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and the Paparoa Ranges in the north through to Aoraki (Mount Cook) to the south.

These powerful scenes and landscapes, huge and awe inspiring as they may be, offer an amazing backdrop to a wonderful setting where you can choose to sit quietly on the beach, with a few wines and watch the unbelievable beauty of the sun setting into the arms of the ocean at day’s end.