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Kōrero: West Coast places

'The barber'

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'The barber'

A chilly, damp wind that blows down the Grey Valley is known locally as 'the barber'. Because of the mist that accompanies the wind, you can actually see it as well as feeling the chilly blast.

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by Les Wright

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Simon Nathan, West Coast places – Greymouth, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/21007/the-barber (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009.