Seaview Asylum
| Seaview Asylum | |
|---|---|
Seaview Asylum, c. 1904 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | North of Hokitika, West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 42°42′23″S 170°58′29″E / 42.706336°S 170.974857°E (approximate) |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 549 at peak |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Former names | Seaview Lunatic Asylum, Seaview Psychiatric Hospital, Hokitika Lunatic Asylum |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
The Seaview Asylum (also known as Seaview Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital located to the north of Hokitika, in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island, adjacent to the former Westland Hospital. Open from 1872 to 2002, Seaview trained psychiatric nurses and was once the town's biggest employer. One of the remaining hospital buildings burnt down in 2025.