Route New Zealand State Highway 6
1 route 1.1 nelson/marlborough 1.2 west coast 1.3 otago 1.4 southland route nelson/marlborough state highway 6 crossing pelorus river in marlborough the highway leaves sh1 @ blenheim, heading northeastward across rugged hills @ base of marlborough sounds. reaches sounds briefly @ havelock, heads inland valley of pelorus river. @ pelorus bridge highway again turns north, tends southwest approaches coast of tasman bay. highway travels through city of nelson , nearby town of richmond, continuing southwest across plains of wairoa , motueka rivers. from these plains, road ascends rapidly 634-metre hope saddle. here, highway heads westward, along valley of buller river , tributaries. beyond murchison, valley narrows become scenic buller gorge, , highway twists way high above waters of river. west coast state highway 6 near kumara junction. the highway leaves river valley broadens, turning south 6 kilometres westport, river reaches sea. here, highway keeps close tasman coast charleston on 100...