Granity is a small town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Westport on State Highway 67.

[3][4] The town is on a narrow strip of land between the Tasman Sea to the west and steep, mountains to the immediate east.

[7] Granity had a railway station on the Westport-Ngākawau Line from 28 Feb 1892 until 16 May 1982, though closed to passengers from 14 October 1946.

[9] The name "Granity" was given to the town by gold prospectors, in reference to the large quantity of granite in the area.

[10] Granity is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi).

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a smaller boundary, covering 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi).

[11] Buller Coalfields statistical area, which also includes Hector and Ngakawau and Waimangaroa, covers 498.52 km2 (192.48 sq mi).

[15][16] The natural erosion of the beach, at a rate of 40 centimetres (16 in) per year, is threatening the school buildings, and a stopbank has resulted in the school grounds protruding further out onto the beach than adjoining properties.

[17] The very rare and critically endangered cobble skink is only known to occur on a short stretch of pebbled coast at Granity.