DWC Tourism Summit

3rd September 2025 DWC / DWC Tourism Summit

West Coast tourism industry “gearing for growth” at Shantytown

Around two hundred people are getting together in Greymouth today for the West Coast Tourism Summit 2025 with the aim of further growing the industry in that region.

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24th November 2022 DWC / DWC Tourism Summit

West Coast perception challenges remain as international visitors return

Visitors have been spending more and staying longer since NZ’s borders fully reopened.

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23rd November 2022 DWC / DWC Tourism Summit

West Coast “rethink, reinvigoration” focus of DWC Tourism Summit

The event wants to encourage the sector to challenge the way the region promotes itself.

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23rd November 2022 DWC Tourism Summit / Pounamu Pathway

$35m Pounamu Pathway shifts into execution phase

Work on the first of the West Coast attraction’s four hubs is now underway.

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