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About Franz Josef

Franz Josef Township






Fondly called Franztastic by Locals

Our Township offers the following services

  • Supermarket

Our supermarket Stocks a wide variety of foods and provides off license wines beers and sprits. It is also home to freshly baked breads it is also the local New Zealand Lotto agent.

  • Souvenirs

There are several souvenir shops and retail outlets offering New Zealand Made Crafts and goods and local Jade Stone Jewellery hand crafted in the Glacier Region.

  • Restaurants, Bars and Cafes

Our Restaurants, Bars and cafes offer a wide range of international and Kiwiana delicacies with style's ranging from fast foods to fine à la carte dinning.

  • Internet

Broadband Internet is availsble through several outlets within the towns information centres and cafes.





  • Information Centre I-stite services

The Department of Conservation Hosts the Visitor information centre and provides significant historical and geological information about Franz Josef Glacier and the Westland Tai Poutini National Park.

  • Service Station

The Service Station Glacier Motors is centrally located within the town and provideds usual motoring fuels, oils and snack food products. Glacier Motors is also the towns postal agency and sells fishing licences for fishing in the lakes and rivers fishing from the beaches is free.





  • Banking

The town has an Automated Teller Machine located at the Bookshop it is the only Banking facility between Hokitika and Wanaka. The Towns Souvenir shops do currency exchange and the local shops bars and restaurants will give cash on electronic card transactions.


  • Mechanical Repairs

Franz Josef Mechanical offers vehicle recovery repairs and light engineering and is the AA approved agent. Franz mechanical is located approx 6 klms north of the Town.

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