Virtual New Zealand - South Island

Westport to Mokihinui - 42 km (26.1 miles)

The road from Westport to Mokihinui is 42.0 km in length, and in normal conditions will take approximately 34 minutes to drive.

As you travel along this road you'll pass Stockton, the home of New Zealand's largest open cast coal mining operation.

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Video Speed: x5

Distance: 42 km

Time: 34 mins

Filmed: January (Summer)

Stockton Coal Train: Here's a close and low 'flyby' by a KiwiRail (New Zealand) coal train on the West Coast of New Zealand. The train collects coal from the Stockton mine at Ngakawau and transports it to the port of Lyttleton on the South Island's East Coast.