social media insights

Get insights into our top-performing social media content from the previous months and a sneak peek into the months ahead.

We want to showcase your amazing offerings and experiences! Here's how you can be featured on our Facebook, Instagram or Tiktok pages:

  1. Tag us on Instagram: Tag us in your content @westcoastnewzealand and use a hashtag #WestCoastNZ in your posts. This helps us and the software we use to find your content.
  2. Sharing in Stories: We may feature your stories and posts in our stories, offering increased visibility for your business.
  3. Content Sharing: We may request rights to repost your content by commenting on your post or reaching out directly. If we end up using the content for a post it will get your offerings in front of thousands of people.

If you have new photos of your product, feel free to email them directly to us (lucy@dwc.org.nz) so we can use them to create social media content and also include them in our image library.

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June & July 2025:

Over the past two months, our content reached an impressive 1.8 million people, with five posts individually reaching between 30,000 and 75,000 users.

Our "17 West Coast Hidden Gems" series wrapped up with strong engagement throughout — two of the posts ranked in our top five most-viewed posts during this period, reinforcing the continued interest in authentic, locally-focused storytelling.

top performing content - June & July 2025

Oparara Arches

This place doesn’t feel real… Oparara Arches, you beauty.

Reach: 59.6K

Likes: 504

Comments: 35

Shares: 39

Saves: 65

Gillispie’s Beach

West Coast Hidden Gem 16/17: Gillispie’s Beach

Reach: 50,134K

Likes: 565

Comments: 27

Shares: 33

Saves: 29

Truman Track

We Like It Wild Hot and Steamy

Reach: 46,660K

Likes: 299

Comments: 7

Shares: 15

Saves: 13

17/17 west coast hidden gems

17/17 – Karamea The end of the road…

Reach: 25,954K

Likes: 401

Comments: 13

Shares: 17

Saves: 81

Bruce Bay

That unplanned stop that becomes the highlight—Bruce Bay

Reach: 23,314

Likes: 435

Comments: 12

Shares: 21

Saves: 11

Upcoming Winter Content

Our paid winter campaign is live.

Our organic social media content will continue to support the campaign with posts around the topics featured on our website, mixed with UGC (User Generated Content) and other season-related content.

Feel free to reach out if you have any content to support our content plan!

Winter Themes:

June - August 2025

  • Winter vibes (this can be anything)
  • Slow down & unwind
  • Sunsets
  • Hidden gems
  • Hot pools
  • Stargazing
  • Biking
  • Hiking
  • 'Instagrammable' accommodations
  • Culture & heritage
  • Epic family friendly activities