20 Sep 2022

Life on the coast and how it's changed

From Nights, 9:07 pm on 20 September 2022

For the last 30 years Keith Morfett has lived 4km from Hokitika on the Blue Spur, the ridge separating the Arahua river from the Hokitika river.

He joins the show to discuss life on the Coast, why people live there, and how it has changed over the years.

An aerial view of the Hokitika town centre and existing rock wall in the foreground. The existing rock protection is to be extended nearly 1km north.

An aerial view of the Hokitika town centre and existing rock wall in the foreground. The existing rock protection is to be extended nearly 1km north. Photo: Supplied / West Coast Regional Council