New Zealand - Hokitika - Westland High School - Form 5M - 1983 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Westland High School - Previously Hokitika High School or Hokitika District High School - Established 1891 Hokitika - A small town in the West Coast region - 40 kilometres south of Greymouth - Close to the mouth of the Hokitika River - Founded on gold mining in 1864, it was a centre of the West Coast Gold Rush. - By late 1866, it was one of New Zealand's most populous centres. - On 16 September 1867, there were 41 vessels alongside the wharf at Hokitika, in some places three and four deep. - In 1867, the port of Hokitika ranked first in New Zealand in both the number of vessels entered inwards and in the total value of exports; principally gold. (Reference: Wikipedia)