Around New Zealand with Reed
Haast Highway
Colour reproduction from 'Haast Highway', Wellington: AH & AW Reed, c. 1968.
Haast Highway
A dramatic rock formation on the coast at Punakaiki, on the road between Westport and Greymouth. The contrast here between rough surf and wild bush has the added overtone of the strange sea rumblings at the base of the rocks. The pancake appearance has been formed by the erosion of sea and weather; 'blowholes' in the rocks send sudden jets of spray flying skywards.
Travelling down the west coast of the South Island, this Kowhai Gold booklet also featured: Cape Foulwind, the gold and coal industries, Hokitika, the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers, crayfishing, and deerhunting.
Haast Highway, Wellington: AH & AW Reed, c. 1968. Text: John Pascoe. Photographs: John Pascoe, K and J Bigwood, Robin Smith, J Francis, R Warburton, W Lemmon, National Publicity Studios.
Image and text extracts appear courtesy of Reed.
