Haast, New Zealand

Haast is a small town in the Westland District on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The township is beside the Haast River, 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Haast Junction, on State Highway 6. The Haast region is in Te Wahipounamu – The South West New Zealand World Heritage, a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site designated in 1990.