Media Coverage
Recent National and International tourism media coverage for the West Coast:
February 2024
- West Coast's visitor spending rises beyond national average (Inside Tourism)
- Second Pounamu Pathway opens in Buller (The Press)
- Pounamu pathway experiences opens in Westport (Tourism Ticker)
January 2024
- West Coast visitor spend jumps above pre-Covid (Tourism Ticker)
- Heath Milne: Development West Coast CEO says visitor numbers are soaring (Newstalk ZB)
- Mike Yardley: Wild encounters in Glacier Country (Newstalk ZB)
- Sustainable tourism haven thrives on West Coast (NZbusiness Magazine)
- A walk on the wildside (Wilderness Magazine)
- 2024 travel planner: 10 of the best things to do in NZ this year (Stuff)
- The tourism rebound is in full swing around the South Island (The Press)
- The story behind Hokitika, its people and that famous driftwood sign (The Press)
- The story of pounamu, and the West Coast (RNZ)
- Next three Pounamu Pathway attractions to be even more ambitious than the first (The Press)
- Going for it: A tenacious lady, an awesome vehicle and accessible trails(The Press)
- 7 Of The Quirkiest Towns In New Zealand (World Atlas)
- From Ōmāpere to Riverton: These are NZ's most underrated towns (1News)
December 2023
- 7 EPIC South Island Destinations – The BEST Places to Visit on the South Island, NZ (Destinationless Travel)
- Wētā Workshop celebrates opening of experience center for Pounamu Pathway (Blooloop)
- Moana (Kia Ora Magazine)
- Retail worker goes tiny to get on property ladder (Stuff)
- Mike Yardley: World heritage wilderness in South Westland (Newstalk ZB)
- Gary's Picks - West Coast (NZ Today / RV Lifestyle Magazine)
- Pilgrimage to the West Coast (NZ Today / RV Lifestyle Magazine)
- Paparoa National Park's Pike29 Memorial Track (NZ Today / RV Lifestyle Magazine)
- Kawatiri Coastal Trail (NZ Today / RV Lifestyle Magazine)
- Alpine forest to moonlight tops (NZ Today / RV Lifestyle Magazine)
- White Heron Sanctuary Tours (Seven Sharp)
- 158-year-old West Coast pub expands its brewery - Woodstock Hotel (The Press)
- Pounamu Pathway opening (1News, TVNZ Breakfast, Tourism Ticker, The Press, NZHerald, RNZ)
- West Coast dominates top experiences on visitor app (Tourism Ticker, Inside Tourism)
- Summer on the Coast (The Motor Caravanner Magazine)
- Making tracks on the West Coast (The Motor Caravanner Magazine)
- Karamea village hotel owner celebrates 40 years in business (The Press)