South Island
West Coast
Buller District

Reefton

Reefton is a small inland town beside the Inangahua River in the region of . With a population of 1,000, it is the 4th biggest town on the West Coast.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Reefton School of Mines and Reefton Courthouse.

Museum
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The School of Mines in Reefton, New Zealand was one of a number of mining schools set up to teach the science of mining during the 19th century gold rush. Like the it is a Heritage New Zealand Category 1 listed historic building.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blacks Point and Crushington.

Hamlet
is a locality near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. is located south-west of Reefton on State Highway 7 adjacent to the .

Locality
is a town beside the Inangahua River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. The settlement is located three kilometres inland from Reefton, on the road between the West Coast and north Canterbury. is situated 3½ km southeast of Reefton.

Reefton

Latitude
-42.1159° or 42° 6′ 57″ south
Longitude
171.8635° or 171° 51′ 48″ east
Population
927
Elevation
199 metres (653 feet)
Named after
gold-bearing quartz reefs
Open location code
4V9HVVM7+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 180073243
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2183551
Wiki­data ID
Q2136549
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Reefton” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: “里夫頓”
  • Chinese: “里夫顿”
  • Chinese: “雷夫頓”
  • Chinese: “雷夫顿”
  • Corsican: “Reefton”
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  • German: “Reefton (Neuseeland)”
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  • Maori: “Rīwhitana”
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