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Development West Coast (DWC) has announced a significant investment into the Snowy River Mine, reinforcing its commitment to economic growth and job creation in the region.

A group of West Coast professionals has completed Development West Coast’s Governance Programme, equipping them with essential governance skills to strengthen leadership across the region.

With a big Buller “buzz” created through nearly 500,000 social media views of 875 spectacular entries, Promoting Buller organisers are thrilled with their inaugural Summer Snaps competition.

Over 20 representatives from Buller heritage organisations and projects gathered at the Lyric Theatre in Granity recently to share their initiatives and discuss opportunities for strengthening local heritage and boosting Buller tourism. Organised by Heritage West Coast, the meeting also aimed to provide collective input into the Buller District Council’s Long Term Plan.

Reefton Distilling Co. announce details of the release of their Moonlight Creek Single Malt Whisky

Missed our first Tourism Operator Quarterly Update of 2025? You can watch the full recording online.

Around 80 attend mining info session in Reefton.

Economic activity across the West Coast fell 1.3% in the year to December 2024, according to Infometrics' provisional GDP estimates.

Providing financial and investment services and related corporate services at Development West Coast, shaping the economic, social and cultural fabric of the West Coast region.

Development West Coast (DWC) scholarship recipients Iris Reynolds and Cameron Dickey gained hands-on healthcare experience at Te Nīkau Hospital through Te Kōunga o Te Hiringa Gary Coghlan Studentship Programme this summer.

Heading towards International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025, the list of the top 50 Women in Food and Drink Aotearoa, New Zealand, has just been announced, with Reefton Distilling Co. Founder and Chief Executive Patsy Bass having made the cut.

It’s taken four and a half years of hard graft, but the restoration of Punungairo Bullock Creek near Punakaiki is finally finished.