News archive

Development West Coast (DWC), in collaboration with the Mayor Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) and the Grey and Buller District Councils, hosted West Coast Employment Expos in Westport and Greymouth this week.

Economic activity on the West Coast rose 0.3% in the year to March 2024, slightly ahead of national growth of 0.2%, according to Infometrics provisional GDP estimates.

Development West Coast led a delegation of West Coast tourism operators to New Zealand’s biggest travel trade event, TRENZ, held in Wellington.

A partnership involving the Paparoa Wildlife Trust, Motukiekie Wilderness Trust and the Rainy Creek Ecological Trust continues to protect native wildlife in the Grey District.

Reefton has been received a big plug on American television on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert thanks to guest, New Zealander Phil Keoghan.

This week sees the launch of Tree of the Year NZ 2024. The competition invites New Zealanders to select their favourite from a shortlist of six much loved trees spread across the country.