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Dec 03 2019

A list of restaurants open Christmas day on the West Coast of New Zealand.
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Nov 30 2019

New Zealand’s newest Great Walk, the Paparoa Track, was officially opened in Blackball today.
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Nov 19 2019

The official opening of the new Paparoa Track will go ahead as planned with a special ceremony in Blackball on Saturday 30 November 2019 despite a slip closing the middle section of the track.
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Oct 25 2019

Development West Coast - Tourism won the Industry Connections award at the 2019 New Zealand Tourism Awards.
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Oct 02 2019

Kiwi aviation tourism company, INFLITE has become the first nationwide New Zealand aviation tourism operator to become officially certified CarboNZero as part of its operational commitment across the company to mitigate its carbon footprint.
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Sep 26 2019

The hatching season for the world’s rarest kiwi is off to a very encouraging start in Franz Josef today with the arrival of the 1st kiwi chick of the breeding season at 1:40am this morning.