historic place Hokitika Savings Bank building, a Category 2 historic place Sister cities Hokitika has one sister city. Deloraine, Australia In popular culture The events of The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton, take place within Hokitika. The book won the Man Booker Prize in 2013. The novel Hokitika Town, by Charlotte Randall, is set in Hokitika. The 2004 historical novel The Colour by Rose Tremain is partially set in 1860s Hokitika. The 1999 movie Magik and Rose was set in Hokitika. See also Mayor of Hokitika References External links Hokitika tourism website Hokitika Wild Food Festival Westland Milk Products Westland High School Westland District Former provincial capitals of New Zealand Populated places in the West Coast, New Zealand