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June 14, 2021

New Zealand Tourism Awards return for 2021

Entries are open for the New Zealand Tourism Awards, returning for 2021 to showcase and celebrate the tourism industry’s individual and business successes.

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June 7, 2021

Visitor trend data highlights uneven impact of COVID-19 on West Coast

Newly released visitor trend data further highlights the uneven impact COVID-19 border closures are having across the West Coast, with Reefton booming while Franz Josef continues to struggle.

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June 1, 2021

DWC famils for business events

Development West Coast hosts groups of buyers showcasing what the West Coast has to offer for business events.

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May 25, 2021

Bottling plant unviable, focus shifts to community support initiative

Development West Coast and the Grey District Council have politely declined DB-Heineken’s offer to gift their Greymouth-based bottling plant and will instead collaborate on a community support initiative.

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May 18, 2021

March 2021 quarterly economic update

The latest provisional data from Infometrics shows that the West Coast’s economy declined by 4.4% over the year to March 2021, compared to a national decline of 3%.

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May 14, 2021

DWC support distributed to Glacier Country businesses

Development West Coast has begun distributing cashflow support through its $5 million Glacier Country Business Support Fund to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 related border closures in Franz Josef, Fox Glacier and the surrounding settlements.

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