Carters Beach is a small town on the West Coast

West Coast, New Zealand

The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. It is made up of three districts: Buller, Grey and Westland...

 of New Zealand's

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 South Island, located 6 kilometres West of Westport

Westport, New Zealand

-Economy:Economic activity is based around fishing, coal mining and dairy farming. Historically, gold mining was a major industry, and coal mining was much more extensive than today . However, the region still is home to New Zealand's largest opencast mining operation in Stockton...

 on State Highway 67a. Carters Beach is the only sheltered sandy beach on the West Coast

West Coast, New Zealand

The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. It is made up of three districts: Buller, Grey and Westland...

suitable for swimming. An 18-hole golf course and Westport airport are located nearby. Recently Carters Beach has made local and National news for the erosion along Rotary Road, the erosion has currently caused the closure of the beachside Rotary Road and may eventually threaten the closure of the nearby Airport.
Carters Beach was named after an early settler who farmed the area in the late 1800s.

External links

• The Seal Colony TOP10 Holiday Park http://top10westport.co.nz/