Seddonville

Seddonville is a lightly populated locality on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is most famous for the historical role it played in New Zealand's coal mining industry. Seddonville is situated in the isolated north of the West Coast in the foothills of the Glasgow Range. It is on the southern bank of the Mokihinui River. To the west of Seddonville are Summerlea and Mokihinui on the coast of the Tasman Sea, and to the north is Corbyvale on the road to Karamea. State Highway 67 ends just before reaching Seddonville. A rare mollusc, the Powelliphanta lignaria rotella, is found only in the Seddonville area. It is considered nationally endangered. Seddonville was named for former Prime Minister of New Zealand Richard Seddon....