Port Craig

Like other New Zealand bush towns, Port Craig was inhabited by hardy kiwi bushmen and their families, recent immigrants and a few others trying to keep clear of the law.

The Marlborough Timber Company had a large scale plan to log one of the countries last significant coastal forests.

The company planned big, they built the Dominion's largest sawmill, an extensive tramway system, port facilities and township all without road access.

[15] The area is remote from any big towns or districts, and this led Port Craig to keep surrounding natural environment at its beauty.

[16] Parts of the tramway were cleared in 2009 to form a route for the Hump Ridge and South Coast Tracks and the school became a hut.