Steve Russ
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POV The Great Coast Road New Zealand 2024
Hi and welcome to todays drive in real time heading south down the West Coast from Fox River on the beautiful West Coast of New Zealand's South Island passing trough Punakaiki where the world famous Pancake Rocks and the Paparoa Great walking/mountain biking trail are located along the way south to Greymouth the largest town on the West Coast.
Take in the spectacular views along this stunning coastal drive from the native forest to the spectacular limestone cliffs and the rough and wild coastline.
This section of road along State Highway 6 is known as the Great Coast Road and is rated as one of the worlds top 10 drives.
Filmed: 17th November 2024
Camera: GoPro Hero 11
Location: West Coast South Island New Zealand
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POV Driving New Zealand's West Coast 2024
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Hi and welcome to todays POV drive heading north from Franz Josef starting at Lake Wahapo along State Highway 6 on the stunning West Coast of New Zealand's South Island passing through the settlements of Whataroa and Hari Hari before ending this scenic POV drive at the Mikonui River just south of the historic gold miming settlement of Ross. Sit back and enjoy the stunning rainforest and mountai...
Fox Glacier to Franz Josef Scenic Driving New Zealand 2024
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This drive is in real time and starts from the Lake Matheson Road in the beautiful Glacier Country on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. This drive continues from the small mountain village of Fox Glacier then heads North through the Southern Alps mountain range and up and over the Cook Saddle and down to the township of Franz Josef located along the Wahio River flat via State Highwa...
Fox Glacier Minnehaha Walk New Zealand 2024
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Hi and welcome to todays walk around the Minnehaha Walking trail on of my all time favourite walks in the Westland Tai Poutini National Park located at the Fox Glacier village. The Minnehaha Walk is a beautiful short walk through the beautiful native forest on the southern end of the Fox Glacier Village and is brilliant trail to view Glowworms during the dark hours. The Minnehaha trail is a eas...
Franz Josef Defiance Hut New Zealand 2024
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Hi and welcome to this POV look around the historic Defiance Hut that is located in the Franz Josef Glacier car park in the stunning Franz Josef Glacier Valley in the Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The Defiance Hut was originally built in 1912 at Cape Defiance to provide accommodation and a base for glacier walkers and mountaineers that could...
Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Hi and welcome to todays drive in real time from Lake Mapourika via State Highway 6 to the Franz Josef township in Glacier Country on the beautiful West Cost of New Zealand's South Island. Filmed: 14th October 2024 Camera: GoPro Hero 11
Hokitika to Ross New Zealand 2024
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Hi and welcome todays video of the drive from Hokitika to Ross via the Rimu / Woodstock Road on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. This drive starts from the Hokitika CBD area then heads east towards Kaniere then south through Woodstock and Rimu then onto State Highway 6 just east of Ruatapu then continuing south to the historic gold mining town of Ross. Filmed: 14th October 2014 Cam...
Greymouth New Zealand 2024
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Hi and welcome to todays video tour from the streets of Greymouth on a Friday evening. This tour starts from Raleigh Street then heads down High Street to the Greymouth CBD area followed by a tour of the surrounding street. Greymouth is the largest town on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and is primary a industrial town with commercial fishing and tourism being the main industries ...
Kiwi Rail Action at Arthur's Pass New Zealand 2024
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Hi and welcome to this presentation of various Kiwi Rail trains in operation around the Arthur's Pass Village in early October 2024 See the mighty Dxc Class locos hauling various west and east bound freight and coal trains along with the Df class locos that haul the daily Trains Alpine passenger train that travels from Christchurch to Greymouth and return in the afternoons, along with the Dxc b...
Franz Josef to Greymouth in 8 minutes
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Franz Josef to Greymouth in 8 minutes
Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
Waiho River Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Waiho River Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
Hokitika to Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Hokitika to Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
Greymouth New Zealand 2024
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Greymouth New Zealand 2024
Greymouth New Zealand 2024
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Greymouth New Zealand 2024
Moraine Walk Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
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Moraine Walk Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
Fox River Walk New Zealand 2024
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Fox River Walk New Zealand 2024
Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
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Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
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Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
Fox Glacier View Point New Zealand 2024
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Fox Glacier View Point New Zealand 2024
Lake Matheson Forest Walk New Zealand 2024
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Lake Matheson Forest Walk New Zealand 2024
Franz Josef to Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
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Franz Josef to Fox Glacier New Zealand 2024
Peters Pool Trail New Zealand 2024
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Peters Pool Trail New Zealand 2024
Whataroa to Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
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Whataroa to Franz Josef New Zealand 2024
Hari Hari to Whataroa New Zealand 2024
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Hari Hari to Whataroa New Zealand 2024
Ross to Hari Hari New Zealand 2024
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Ross to Hari Hari New Zealand 2024
Hokitika to Ross New Zealand 2024
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Hokitika to Ross New Zealand 2024
West Coast Wilderness Trail 2024
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West Coast Wilderness Trail 2024

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  • @carmenp1296
    @carmenp1296 Годину тому

    Great video, How would u know if someone is coming from opposite side on the Haast bridge crossing, l didnt see any lights ? Been to NZ before and bridges had lights to let u know to wait there , we will be in that area in a couple months ...ty

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Годину тому

      @carmenp1296 thank you!! With the Haast bridge you can see if there is traffic coming from the opposite direction when you approache the bridge from either end. There are no traffic lights and there are two sections on the bridge for cars to pull into to let on coming traffic pass. That section of road isn't very bussy and there are alot of other one way bridges in New Zealand especially in the south island.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 2 дні тому

    Gorgeous scenery

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 2 дні тому

    Another brilliant drive in some truly beautiful scenery. Nice to see the ocean too. The quality in 1080p doesn’t look very good to be honest

  • @elefteriatravels
    @elefteriatravels 4 дні тому

    You are so lucky you live there 💕😀

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 4 дні тому

      @elefteriatravels Thank you I miss driving this road daily it's my favorite all time drive.

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 4 дні тому

    No traffic, great weather - a great road trip. Cheers Steve

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 4 дні тому

      @richardcaldwell9160 Thank you Richard. Yeep it was a quiet Sunday morning drive down to Greymouth love the quiet west coast roads.

  • @KiwiBoomer
    @KiwiBoomer 4 дні тому

    Steve your drives are always a pleasure. Keep it up!

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 4 дні тому

      @@KiwiBoomer Thank you so much most appreciated!! I have a few more to come.

  • @paulherron1933
    @paulherron1933 5 днів тому

    Another great video Steve. Same route exactly my cousin took me on . Memories. Cheers

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 4 дні тому

      @paulherron1933 Thank you Paul. I can never get tired of driving that coastal road.

  • @outtherewithsteve5057
    @outtherewithsteve5057 5 днів тому

    Another beautiful drive. Love that coast road. The new building in Punakaiki looks intresting

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 4 дні тому

      @outtherewithsteve5057 yess i must do a update walk around video of Punakaiki with the new culture center that had just recently been opened.

  • @unhippy1
    @unhippy1 7 днів тому

    lol damn the tourists there are annoying to have to slow down for

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 7 днів тому

      @unhippy1 plenty of tourists about enjoying them views

    • @unhippy1
      @unhippy1 7 днів тому

      @@steveruss84 seems to be....still no where near as many as before ku-flu hit tho

  • @outtherewithsteve5057
    @outtherewithsteve5057 13 днів тому

    Another goood drive. Love that west coast rainforest and mountain scenery.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 13 днів тому

      Thank you!! Unfortunately the quality of the videos arnt very good due to the fact youtube compress my videos when I uploaded them so 1080p looks garbage.

  • @paulherron1933
    @paulherron1933 14 днів тому

    Perfect timing for this Video Steve. I will be on west coast driving north from Te Anau back up to Nelson before heading back to Christchurch via Blenheim. Cheers for uploading and hope some more to follow like this. Roll on my trip in March. Who says you can't be in 60s and get excited about upcoming trip !

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 13 днів тому

      Thank you so much again Paul!! Glad my videos are helpful to you!! I have a couple more driving videos from the coast coming up the next one is from Fox River heading down along the great coast road to Greymouth. You will be looking forward to your up and coming road trip!!I am looking very forward to heading to central otago and Te Anau again this time with the camera on the car!!

  • @paulherron1933
    @paulherron1933 16 днів тому

    Nice drive out Steve. Brings memories of 2019 back. Road trip with two relatives who are Kiwi born and bred. Fox Glacier and White pub for food. Glad am heading back in March , and now I know where I am staying again. Cheers. Great upload

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 16 днів тому

      Thank you Paul most appreciated!! I absolutely love the South Westland of the west coast. I hear the cost is currently having the best weather at the moment while the rest of the country is having a bit of a cold summer always happens when I am not on the coast! Hope the weather will be decent when you visit the coast!! Cheers

  • @outtherewithsteve5057
    @outtherewithsteve5057 17 днів тому

    The best lake for peace and tranqulity along with the walk through the beautiful forest

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @outtherewithsteve5057 absolutely the walk is beautiful and those mountain reflections are just the added bonus

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    I always enjoy watching your videos and playlists when I am on my treadmill thanks for the motivation

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @russy8488 many thanks again I highly appreciate the views and comments

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    Love the Kea

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    A champ of a year to you

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    Still the best place for those mountain reflections

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @russy8488 yess. There are a few other hidden gems that provide reflections just as good as Lake Matheson just need the right conditions to be able to access them.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    I was reading on Facebook that they are going to build a gondola from this car park that will run up to Hends Ridge? Another great vid thanks I find these huts interesting would like to camp there some day.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @russy8488 ahhh interesting I don't have social media but there was a talk a few years ago about building a gondola from the village upto the northern peaks but with the village literally being on top of a active fault line and the on going issues with the Waiho River flooding and erosion of land that is close to the village it just seams like a dreamers idea to build a gondola in a high risk area.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    Thank you for this walk we don’t have these walks in the part of Australia that I live in too many snakes and spiders in our forest areas.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @russy8488 your most welcome this is my favorite walking trail. I am just happy to have it preserved in my collection of vids. I was definitely 💩 my pants when I was in Australia doing some hikes alot of creepy things in their woods.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 17 днів тому

    This POV from the front of your car is much better. I wish that your channel would get more views and likes and subs. People that watch your vids would at least give you a like for the effort you put into your content your promoting the places that you visit for free. I wish I could come to New Zealand and experience these places again but your videos are the next best thing. Cheers

    • @outtherewithsteve5057
      @outtherewithsteve5057 17 днів тому

      @@russy8488 i think that most people probly dont have youtube accounts or watch youtube through tv.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @russy8488 well thank you!! Unfortunately it's upto the viewer to give a like obviously more likes my vids get the more traction they will get in the algorithm. But my vids are more of a person record of my travels and I purely enjoy editing and making content for UA-cam it fills in my quiet nights alone out in the wilderness camping. But yess if people can chuck my a likes on my vids I would be absolutely grateful 🙏

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 17 днів тому

      @@outtherewithsteve5057 yesss that's true I am sure you can still like vids if you watch them through a TV.

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 19 днів тому

    Cheers Steve, I do like it when i see there is quite a few campervans around - great for local business.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 19 днів тому

      @richardcaldwell9160 absolutely Richard it's absolutely bussy at the moment alot if campers and house buses touring around the country.

  • @outtherewithsteve5057
    @outtherewithsteve5057 20 днів тому

    This new camear angle is a big improvement on your driving videos.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 19 днів тому

      @outtherewithsteve5057 thank you! Yeep the full scene view is much better.

    • @russy8488
      @russy8488 17 днів тому

      I agree much better than the inside view where the scenery was obstructed by the dashboard and window glare.

  • @elefteriatravels
    @elefteriatravels 20 днів тому

    I must hike there ❤

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 20 днів тому

      @@elefteriatravels absolutely 💯 all the trails are absolutely spectacular

    • @russy8488
      @russy8488 17 днів тому

      And Australia tooo

  • @outtherewithsteve5057
    @outtherewithsteve5057 21 день тому

    Love this trail. I use to walk it at least a dozen times per day when i lived in Fox Glacier.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 20 днів тому

      @outtherewithsteve5057 it's a nice trail soo peaceful and tranquil

  • @Spicy248
    @Spicy248 21 день тому

    Your country video are so good

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 21 день тому

      @Spicy248 thank you I have plenty more driving videos to come of New Zealand's scenery

  • @Spicy248
    @Spicy248 21 день тому

    Thanks for visiting my Livestream,

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 21 день тому

      @@Spicy248 anytime 😊 🙏

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 24 дні тому

    A great piece of NZ history, but for me the sounds of the birds makes the show. Cheers Steve

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 22 дні тому

      Thank you so much Richard!! Absolutely I totally agree I am pleased thar this hut has been rebuild for the public to view we need more of these heritage buildings preserved.

  • @Spicy248
    @Spicy248 27 днів тому

    Happy New year , the mountains view are so refreshing

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 22 дні тому

      Thank you!! And the same to you!!!🙏💙

  • @TheMadWeka
    @TheMadWeka 28 днів тому

    Happy new year Steve and family 🎉✨️🥂

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 27 днів тому

      @@TheMadWeka thank you mate and the same to you and your family ✨️ 🎊 🎉 🍻

  • @rikkic1428
    @rikkic1428 28 днів тому

    Love greymouth

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 28 днів тому

      @rikkic1428 it's a nice town. Its getting better all the time.

  • @outtherewithsteve5057
    @outtherewithsteve5057 28 днів тому

    Thank you for this hut tour!! Have a wonderful New Year looking forward to more of your adventures in 2025

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 22 дні тому

      Your most welcome glad you enjoyed the videos. And thank you and a happy New to you.

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 29 днів тому

    Excellent clip Steve, as they say "You can't beat Westland on a good day" or is that Wellington. Cheers & Happy New Year to you

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 28 днів тому

      @richardcaldwell9160 Thank you so much Richard and a happy New Year to you and your family and have a wonderful 2025 🙏

  • @elefteriatravels
    @elefteriatravels Місяць тому

    Love Rimu Road ❤

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 28 днів тому

      @@elefteriatravels it's one stunning drive❤️

  • @elefteriatravels
    @elefteriatravels Місяць тому

    New Zealand will be my next destination ❤

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 28 днів тому

      @@elefteriatravels absolutely 💯 ❤️

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Wow would love to see a video to this lake

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Gorgeous birds ❤

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Love Franz Josef definitely different from when I was there in the 90s

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Love these time lapse drives incredibly interesting to watch

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Would be better if the camera was mounted to the outside of your car to reduce the glare from the sun through the window screen along with getting a better view of the road and scenery rather seeing your dash board in every view.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 28 днів тому

      @russy8488 yess my next batch of driving videos will be from a totally different prospective most will be from the front giving a full view pov and more of the scenery will be visible with no window glare from the sun.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Another absolutely brilliant video. Do you have cameras set up at those locations? You seam to be all over the place in a limited amount of time where there is no road access to thos locations that you film the trains from.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Ahhh nice to see another Greymouth video such a beautiful place. Love the star lapse video at the end.

  • @russy8488
    @russy8488 Місяць тому

    Beautiful

  • @elefteriatravels
    @elefteriatravels Місяць тому

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @knockoutrat4065
    @knockoutrat4065 Місяць тому

    Cheers mate, where are the trees?

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Місяць тому

      @knockoutrat4065 think some of the trees around the Greymouth CBD have been removed

  • @elefteriatravels
    @elefteriatravels Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Місяць тому

      @@elefteriatravels thank you 🙏😊❤️

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 Місяць тому

    Hey Steve, when the West Coast puts on a good day, nothing else matters. IF I win lotto, I'll move to either Westport, Hokitika or Oamaru. I have been to all & enjoyed my time there. Actually Paraparaumu suits me fine. Cheers Steve & Happy Christmas to you

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Місяць тому

      @richardcaldwell9160 Thank you so much Richard and have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 🎅🙏

  • @GirlVersusWild
    @GirlVersusWild Місяць тому

    That orange underwing is gorgeous!

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Місяць тому

      Love the colour in the keas 💚🧡🦜

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 Місяць тому

    Sunset on the West Coast, a great bike ride - Cheers Steve

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Місяць тому

      Cheers Richard! Absolutely can't beat a good West Coast sunset 👌

  • @saveme7571
    @saveme7571 Місяць тому

    Thanks for recording this.

    • @steveruss84
      @steveruss84 Місяць тому

      @saveme7571 most welcome next time I travel this road I'll put the camera on thr outside of my car