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Feb. 27, 2025

Mining Information Session Sparks Interest

Around 80 attend mining info session in Reefton.

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Feb. 27, 2025

December economic update - Infometrics

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

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Feb. 27, 2025

We're recruiting: Chief Financial Officer

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.

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Feb. 24, 2025

West Coast scholarship students gain valuable experience

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.

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Feb. 20, 2025

Patsy Bass named as one of New Zealand’s top 50 Women in Food & Drink

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.

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Feb. 18, 2025

No Bull: 300,000+ native plants rewild Bullock Creek

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

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