Heritage West Coast Strategic Workshops Bring Results
Collaboration, finding solutions for the future of heritage buildings, care and storage of archives, greater engagement of younger people, working with the new curriculum, website development and marketing, training, the need for a paid resource and support for strategic planning were just some of the topics raised in the Buller District heritage planning workshop last […]
Heritage West Coast AGM and Annual Heritage Forum
Heritage West Coast AGM and Annual Heritage Forum Capability and Resilience are the keywords for this year’s Heritage West Coast Annual Forum. With the society’s latest strategic project progressing, Project Manager Laugharne Kemp is looking forward to gathering like-minded individuals to “chew the fat”. “This forum is a perfect opportunity to harness the collective brain […]
New Zealand Museums and Galleries
Museums and Art Galleries at $5.6B As a museum operator in New Zealand, Shantytown Heritage Park are pleased to see the recent release of the economic report valuing our country’s museums and art galleries at $5.6 billion. This report, conducted by economic researchers BERL, highlighted the worth of New Zealand collections, totaling over 45 million […]
Five FREE to-dos around Greymouth.
Five Free Things to Do Around Greymouth As passionate West Coasters, we are only too proud to dish out the best local travel tips to our visitors at Shantytown when they ask, ‘What should we do while we are staying in Greymouth?’ These recommendations are about exploring the outdoors, discovering new things, and spending quality […]
The West Coast is the main event.
The West Coast often sits a little off the radar, in comparison to those other big South Island event venues such as Christchurch and Queenstown. Which in many ways makes it that bit more unique and undiscovered for business gatherings. Simply putting a pin on the map and locking in the West Coast as an […]
The Greenstone and Eastern Hohonu Water Race
Race for Gold: The Greenstone and Eastern Hohonu Water Race Episode 1. Full Length.Listen online: https://youtu.be/trFAMZ9-frs While water is famously plentiful on New Zealand’s West Coast. Early gold miners often found it to be in the wrong places for their needs. “Looking rather dull for want of water” was an often used lament […]
