Council wants public feedback on camping
Council wants public feedback on camping
Love it, or hate it? The Greymouth public can now have a say on whether freedom camping in the district should be curtailed.
Laura Mills
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
The Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust is planning a demonstration outside The Press Election Debate in Christchurch tonight, again aimed at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Whitebaiters a welcome boost
Whitebaiters a welcome boost
The population of Haast has doubled as whitebaiters pour back in, giving a welcome boost after the economy was ravaged by the post-Covid loss of international tourists.
Finance, consents in place for new Coast goldmine
Finance, consents in place for new Coast goldmine
All the finance and consents for a proposed underground goldmine at Waiuta are now in place and all is ready to start the largest gold development on the West Coast in 20 years.
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
The loader driven by one of the two men to survive the Pike River Mine explosion 10 years ago, was pulled out of the drift this week by the Pike River Recovery Agency underground team.
New Grey Hospital opens doors to public
New Grey Hospital opens doors to public
The $121.9million Te Nikau Grey Hospital and Health Centre went "live’' yesterday morning, welcoming its first patients to a world-class facility.
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
The 'no vacancy' signs were lit up throughout Greymouth last night, as moteliers reaped the benefit of a revitalised TranzAlpine train and a school holiday boost from domestic tourists.
$90m government boost for West Coast
$90m government boost for West Coast
A $90 million boost is about to be announced for the West Coast, on top of $7 million given yesterday to create a boat repair hub in Greymouth, and a bulk export precinct in Westport.
Chopper numbers drop as tourism shrinks
Chopper numbers drop as tourism shrinks
Fourteen fewer helicopters are flying on the West Coast, as tourism businesses hunker down and try to ride out the effects of the collapse of international tourism because of Covid-19.
Name change debate resurfaces
Name change debate resurfaces
Calls to rename Greymouth are back in the news, this time because of worldwide unrest over historic figures with a dark past.
Call to rename Greymouth
Call to rename Greymouth
Calls to rename Greymouth are back in the news, this time because of worldwide unrest over historic figures with a dark past.
$18 million for visitor hubs
$18 million for visitor hubs
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will invest nearly $18million to create four West Coast visitor experience hubs, creating more than 50 jobs.
West Coast businesses hit hard to pandemic
West Coast businesses hit hard to pandemic
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the West Coast economy has been laid bare by Development West Coast in a frank survey, which shows businesses cutting staff numbers and others preparing to...
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
A group of West Coast tourism leaders has written to State-owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters urging a restart of the Tranz Alpine tourist train.
Anglers happy to quarantine for chance to fish on Coast
Anglers happy to quarantine for chance to fish on Coast
Tourism operators say high-end anglers who visit the West Coast every year are so committed to the sport that some are willing to go through a two-week quarantine upon arrival in the country.
'Long, hard road': Franz Josef struggling in wake of virus
'Long, hard road': Franz Josef struggling in wake of virus
Franz Josef Glacier residents are shouting for help, with 50 job losses confirmed on Wednesday in the suddenly depressed tourist town.
Cave Creek anniversary quietly observed
Cave Creek anniversary quietly observed
Yesterday marked 25 years since the Cave Creek disaster, in which 14 people lost their lives when they fell into a deep cavern inland from Punakaiki.
‘Rationalisation’ needed as glacier towns especially hard hit
‘Rationalisation’ needed as glacier towns especially hard hit
The glacier towns are preparing for job losses and closures as major businesses, including Scenic Hotel Group, look at rationalisation.
Goldmining industry wants to get back to work
Goldmining industry wants to get back to work
The West Coast goldmining industry is agitating to be allowed back to work to help prop up the struggling economy.
Floodwalls among $40m of reboot projects
Floodwalls among $40m of reboot projects
Floodwalls to ring Westport and Franz Josef Glacier townships, new bridges and a Greymouth reservoir are among at least $40 million worth of projects being put forward to reboot the West Coast economy.