Stockton is a former settlement in the northwestern
South Island of
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
in the
West Coast region
The West Coast ( mi, Te Tai Poutini, lit=The Coast of Poutini, the Taniwha) is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island that is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini ...
. It is located in the
Papahaua Ranges
The Papahaua Range is a mountain range on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island east of the town of Westport. It is a geological continuation of the Paparoa Range that is south of the Buller River and it runs north from the Buller Gorge ...
about 30 kilometres linear distance north east from
Westport.
Stockton is best known for the
Stockton Mine operated by
Solid Energy
Solid Energy was the largest coal mining company in New Zealand and is a state owned enterprise of the New Zealand Government.
The company was formed from the former government department State Coal Mines. It was then established as a state ow ...
. This mine had the first electric railway in New Zealand, from 1908 to 1953, when it was replaced by an aerial cableway.
References
External links
Solid Energy- Stockton mine page
{{Buller District
Buller District
Mining communities in New Zealand
Ghost towns in the West Coast, New Zealand