Westland Tai Poutini National Park is located on the western coast of New Zealand's South Island. Established in 1960, the centenary of the European settlement of Westland District, it covers 1,320 square kilometres (330,000 acres), and extends from the highest peaks of the Southern Alps to a wild and remote coastline.[1][2] It borders the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park along the Main Divide.