Story: Hauraki–Coromandel places

Waihī mining: pit rim walkway (3rd of 4)

Waihī mining: pit rim walkway

This walkway enables visitors to walk from the centre of Waihi town to the edge of the huge open-pit gold mine. Viewing platforms give views both of the mine and the surrounding countryside.

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Paul Monin, 'Hauraki–Coromandel places - Waihī and surrounds', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/31069/waihi-mining-pit-rim-walkway (accessed 29 March 2024)

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