Direction Reefton aujourd’hui ! On se rapproche dans la West coast à grand pas . On quitte le camping assez tôt et finalement on arrive à Reefton pour le dejeuner Donc on décide de continuer jusqu’à au village de Ikamatua
IKAMATUA
1st December 2022
Ikamatua is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. Its name translates literally as ika (fish) and matua (mature/parent). It may be a contraction of Te Ika-a-matua, fish of my ancestor.[1]
It is located on the State Highway 7 inland route, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Greymouth and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of Reefton. It has a population of under 200.[2]
In 1946, 4 km north of Ikamatua, the floating Grey River gold dredge dug its way across State Highway 7, and the main Greymouth to Westport railway link, to move into its new mining area in the Blackwater Valley. This was the first and only time that such an event has occurred in New Zealand.[3]
In 1906 Ikamatua had two sawmills, a creamery, a railway station and a school.[4]