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Welcome to Okarito
This website is a collaborative effort by the Okarito Community Association to provide information on the people, environment, history and present day issues of Okarito.
The small historic settlement of Okarito is built on a sand-spit within Okarito Lagoon. The village lies between the forces of the Tasman Sea and a natural landscape of wetlands and rainforests, dominated by the highest peaks of the Southern Alps, including Mts. Cook and Tasman.