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Westport is a town in the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand . It is connected via State Highway 6 with Greymouth, New Zealand 100 kilometres to the south, and with Nelson in the northeast, via the Buller Gorge . Westport is located on the northern bank and at the mouth of the Buller River , close by the prominent headland of Cape Foulwind . Economic activity is based around Fishing , Coal Mining and Dairy Farming . Some native Forest Logging occurred in the area until cessation in 1999 . The town is thought to have been named for Westport in Connacht , Ireland , although the choice of name was no doubt also guided by the town's location. The 2001 Census gave a population of 3,783. |
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