Paddling near Westport, West Coast
Westport sits at the mouth of the Buller River (Kawatiri) on the West Coast of the South Island, where a powerful braided river meets the Tasman Sea. The area is best known for river paddling on the Buller and its tributaries, and for SUP on the sheltered Kawatiri Lagoon — a calmer option right in town.
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