The Hokitika River is in the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

It is about 64 kilometers (40 mi) long, beginning in the Southern Alps, emerging from the narrow Hokitika Gorge after merging with the Whitcombe River, and flowing into the Tasman Sea just south of the town of Hokitika.

[1] The canyons extend to about 650 km (400 mi) and are important spawning areas for hoki, hake[2] and orange roughy.

The entrance to the Hokitika River was once used as a harbour during the West Coast gold rush; however, the sand bar at the river mouth created a treacherous and often fatal obstacle - resulting in many shipwrecks.

This article about a river in the West Coast Region of New Zealand is a stub.