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Last week, as part of their ecology and conservation studies, Tai Poutini students spent time being educated by conservation experts from the Paparoa Wildlife Trust and the Predator Free Te Kinga project.

Buller High School students explored nature-based career opportunities at Westport’s Floating Basin.

Planning is progressing on the design of the new combined Grey District Library and commercial development on Richmond Quay.

Conservation Volunteers New Zealand’s Corporate Planting Challenge for World Environment Day at Barrytown Flats

The New Zealand Arboricultural Association (NZ Arb) is delighted to announce The Walking Tree as the winner of the 2024 Tree of the Year New Zealand award.

Entries are now open for the 2024 Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards.

DWC is looking for a Destination and Tourism Manager to join its team.

A forest is being born alongside the Kawatiri Coastal Trail thanks to a massive volunteer effort that is being supported by generous funders.

Development West Coast (DWC) took home one Gold and four Silver Awards at the 2024 Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) Awards held in Auckland on Wednesday evening.

South Westland has seen a resurgence in birdlife, with increased sightings of the kākāriki (yellow-crowned parakeet) underscoring the success of local conservation work.

Over the past three months DWC has hosted seven community governance workshops across the region from Karamea to Franz Josef.

Close ties between the West Coast Penguin Trust and Westland High School are bringing benefits for penguins and students.