Arts and Crafts
It used to be gold that attracted visitors to Hokitika, but now its artisans are feted for the calibre of their crafts, which include gold and jade jewellery, glass blowing, weaving, pottery and art.
Popular Crafts Outlets:
- Jade Factory
New Zealand's largest selection of jade carvings and jewellery with the best in traditional and contemporary designs from award winning carvers.=
- Hokitika Glass Studio
- Mountain Jade Complex
Jade carving and glass blowing studios, gold, silver, gifts and clothing shops
- Quades House of Wood
Wooden crafts
- The Gold Room
West Coast gold crafted into jewellery
- Westland Greenstone Ltd
Jade, shell and bone products crafted and sold on site