Haast is a town on the West Coast of New Zealand. It is spread amongst three small localities called Haast township, Haast Beach and Haast Junction and is located close to the mouth of the Haast River. The main economic activities are farming, fishing and tourism. It is set within the Te WahipounamuWorld Heritage site. The town is named after Julius von Haast.
European settlement of the area dates back to the 1870s. It was not until the 1960s that Haast had formed roads connecting it to the rest of New Zealand. Up to that point Haast was serviced by rough tracks from the North and West.
The Haast visitor centre offers a wide range of information about the surrounding area.
Haast is a small collection of communities, Haast Junction, Haast township and Haast Beach, on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
SH6 runs right through Haast, and more specifically Haast Junction, so access from Wanaka in the east or from Fox Glacier, Frans Josef Glacier, Hokitika, Greymouth in the north is very easy.
Haast River Safari, 64 03 750 0101, 0800 865 382,[3].
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