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Media Coverage

West Coast Tourism Industry Update - June 2025

Media Coverage

Recent National and International tourism media coverage for the West Coast:

May 2025

  • ‘The perfect weekend ride’: Meet the man who’s ridden NZ’s newest cycle trail twice (Stuff).
  • Off the Grid with Colin and Manu - Episode 4: Westport to Hokitika (TVNZ).
  • Conan O'Brien Must Go - Episode 2: Christchurch to Hokitika (Conan Must Go).
  • Going wild in Haast (NewstalkZB).
  • Luxury lodge accommodation proposed for Punakaiki clifftop (The Press).
  • Biking the West Coast Wilderness Trail at 65-plus (Stuff).
  • Wilderness escape in Haast (NewstalkZB).
  • Off the Grid with Colin and Manu - Episode 5: South Westland (TVNZ).
  • Epic splendour of Glacier Country (NewstalkZB).
  • Pilot says Tom Cruise ‘buzzing out’ about scenery sparked idea for tourism business (The Press).
  • Rūnanga pounamu carver (RNZ).
  • 6 of the best road trips in New Zealand (National Geographic).
  • The wonders of the Denniston Plateau (RNZ).
  • The ultimate guide to glacier hiking in New Zealand (The Times)

April 2025

  • Tourism Boost fosters cooperation across top of the south as RTOs seek dispersal (Tourism Ticker).
  • Best solo travel destinations (National Geographic Traveller).
  • Greymouth's newest tourist attraction (RNZ).
  • Tramping Tales: ‘Moving’ and ‘stunningly beautiful’ experience on the Paparoa Track (Stuff).

March 2025

  • Wildfoods Festival (Seven Sharp).
  • Punters scoff surreal servings at Hokitika’s Wildfoods Festival (The Press).
  • Winning shots showcase the best of Buller’s beauty (Inside Tourism).
  • Our Backyard - West Coast feature (Stuff).
  • Nice day for a white weka: Rare sighting on West Coast (The Press).
  • Rare white weka on West Coast (TVNZ Breakfast).
  • New $9m trail expected to boost West Coast tourism (Tourism Ticker).
  • West Coast Wildlife Centre invests $3m in new experience (Tourism Ticker).
  • Injured penguins facing euthanasia saved by new West Coast home (The Press).
  • Kawatiri Coastal Trail to open, boosting West Coast tourism (Inside Tourism).
  • Heading Off: The Kawatiri Trail (RNZ).
  • Westport - Charleston trail ready for cyclists (Otago Daily Times).
  • Blazing a trail - Kawatiri Coastal Trail (The Press).
  • Cycle trail opening today - Kawatiri Coastal Trail (Otago Daily Times).
  • The surprising region where you might want to look for a job (Stuff).
  • What’s it really like to move to the West Coast? (Stuff).
  • Six RTO-led groups share $3m from Regional Tourism Boost (Tourism Ticker).