Pan for Gold
There is still plenty in the hills, though it is not economic to extract commercially. you might even find enough to cover the cost of the panning fee.
Take a guided glacier trip
Contact 'fox glacier guiding' [1], the most experienced new zealand glacier guiding company, offering trips onto the longest and least crowded west coast glacier. for information on their fox trot: half day walk, flying fox: helihike, nimble fox: all day walk, fox trail: terminal face walk, fox it up: ice climbing adventure, or even chancellor dome day and overnight heli-treks packages, please vist their website www.foxguides.co.nz or phone 751 0825 or 0800 111 600.
Learn to felt workshops
Workshops arranged on request approx 5 hours duration in a local community hall between Greymouth and Hokitika. All materials and guidance provided to enable you to make a felt bag from unspun NZ wool. Lunch included.