Murchison is a small township in New Zealand on SH6 between the West Coast and Nelson.

It has a small selection of cafes and restaurants.

Get in

Intercity coaches between Nelson and Greymouth stop here at the Beechwoods Cafe.

See

There is a tiny museum.

Do

Whitewater rafting and kayaking on the Buller, Matiri, Mangles and Gowan rivers.

Buy

There are two small grocery stores, one a "Foursquare". There is one large Mobil filling station for fuels that has an LPG pump.

Eat

• Rivers Cafe, 51 Fairfax Street, ☏ +64 3-523 9009. (updated Dec 2019)

Sleep

• Riversong Cottages, 30 Fairfax St. Private self-contained cottages. 

Go next

• St Arnaud and Nelson Lakes National Park

Routes through Murchison

Nelson ← Wakefield ←

N  S

→ Punakaiki → Greymouth