Grey District
Mawhera Heart of the West Coast
Greymouth is the largest town on the West Coast and has the turnaround of the TranzAlpine train journey, recognised as one of the top train trips in the world.
Explore Greymouth
Greymouth is the largest town on the West Coast and has the turnaround of the TranzAlpine train journey, recognised as one of the top train trips in the world and one form of public transport that you'll actually wish took a little bit longer.
Greymouth and the surrounding Grey Valley offer adventure activities, heritage attractions and guided nature tours.
Cycle the easy West Coast Wilderness Trail or visit Shantytown, a replica of a 1880's gold town.
Get muddy on a quad bike tour, go caving or whitewater rafting, head up the Croesus Track for a very scenic full day hike and then end your adventure with a good old local brew of Monteith's beer.
Getting to Greymouth
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Places to visit in the Grey District
Blackball
For a good half day trip from Greymouth head to the iconic West Coast town of Blackball.
This small town was the birth place of the New Zealand Labour party. Back in 1908 miners went on strike for three months to win a 30-minute lunch break. They won!
Nowdays it is more famous for The Blackball Salami Company, where they serve up "West Coast perfection".
Colin at Kereru Crafts makes his own woodwork creations and another good stop is Formerly the Blackball Hilton Hotel, named after an infamous dispute with a certain international hotel chain.
The Croesus Track follows an historic miners pack track and is open to trampers and mountain bikers.
You can either do the 45 minute walk to Garden Gully past an old miners hut or an 8 hour return walk to Croesus Knob.
For the more adventurous, make this a two-day walk and stay overnight in a Department of Conservation hut.
There are several historical places of interest in Blackball to visit here including an old mine site and the Blackball-Roa Railway Line.
Nelson Creek
North of Greymouth, Nelson Creek, has a great community run campground complete with:
- A playground,
- jump off point into a deep swimming hole,
- and historic walks through a landscape of tunnels and tailraces created by the gold miners.
Children love exploring the tunnels – just don’t forget to take a torch.
Stillwater
Stillwater township is a small town with a sad reminder of the area’s tragic history.
A total of 67 men were entombed in the Brunner Coalmine collapse in 1896 and you can still see the Brunner Mine remains just 2km out of Stillwater heading towards Greymouth.
Events
Events
Loudmouth is the West Coast's only performing arts festival, encompassing theatre, music, comedy, dance and more!
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See, do & stay
Grey District
See & Do
Coastwide Helicopters
Coastwide Helicopters is part of the commercial division of the GCH Aviation Group with its operational base at Greymouth airport.
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Grey District
Accommodation
Kingsgate Greymouth
Kingsgate Greymouth provides ideal accommodation for all budgets and facilities for holiday makers, team building events and conferences alike.
From $139
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Grey District
Towns, Places & Info centres
The Regent Theatre Greymouth
The Regent Theatre is your entertainment centre of the West Coast!
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Grey District
Towns, Places & Info centres
Greymouth
Head to the epicentre of the heart of the West Coast- Greymouth is the largest town on the coast, and offers a range of activities and attractions to suit every type of traveller.
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Grey District
Accommodation
Bella Vista Motel Greymouth
Welcome to Greymouth's Bella Vista Motel where you will receive a warm welcome.
$95 - $170
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Grey District
See & Do
Brunner Mine Memorial Site
New Zealands' worst mining distaster happened on 26 March 1896 at Brunner on the West Coast, killing 65 men.