Development West Coast

𝗖𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 Are you ready for a change? Do you think you're cut out to work and live on the West Coast? Find out more: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gheYpw3j ________ #newzealand #work #medicalcare #vacancies #westcoastnz #jobs

𝗔 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 🧈 With gold prices at record highs, and some significant gold projects underway, the West Coast looks well placed to help the government meet its goal of doubling the minerals sector. https://lnkd.in/gr-y-DvQ

𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗭 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🏆 At last night's Economic Development NZ, DWC was proud to take home the 'Best Practice for Sector and Cluster Development Award' for Te Tai Poutini Nature Economy Project. The Nature Economy project, led by Zak Shaw, aims to diversify the region’s economy through conservation, environmental restoration, and protecting native biodiversity. 🌿 DWC was also a finalist in the ‘Inclusive Development & Wellbeing’ and 'Innovative use of Technology' categories. Thanks to EDNZ for putting on a great event, and congratulations to all the other winners and finalists for sharing their inspiring work.

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 🎓 "𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴," 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘢, 𝘛𝘝𝘕𝘡 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵. 2022 scholarship student Clark is destined for big things. He is excelling at UC School of Product Design, and getting hands on experience with West Coast innovation through an internship with QUALITY MACHINING LTD. in Greymouth. We have a really talented pool of young Coasters in our scholarship alumni, who will all make significant contributions to our region.

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 🎓 Scholarships and internships are being used to entice young Coasters to stay in the region. This year's DWC Tertiary Scholarships recipients are Niko Barnett, Elyse Johnson, Iris Reynolds, Harrison Whittaker, and Jake Priebe. 🎉 Thanks to Ryan and the team at 1News for the great story. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gpg-zJwr

𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 🎉🏆 Congratulations to all the award winners and finalists at the 2024 Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards. Duncan Cotterill Large Enterprise Category: MBD Contracting Ltd. Gallagher Insurance: Medium Enterprise Category: Glacier Country Helicopters ltd NZME Small Enterprise: Category: Paradise Vets DOC Sustainability Award: Westpeak New Zealand ACC Employer of the Year: Franz Josef Glacier Guides Greymouth Star Rising Star Award: Paradise Vets DWC Supreme Award: MBD Contracting Ltd. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gp7_6KP9

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 Congratulations to this year's DWC Tertiary Scholarships recipients: Niko Barnett, Elyse Johnson, Iris Reynolds, Harrison Whittaker, and Jake Priebe 🎉🎓 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gX89M7bY

DWC is proud to announce Sacha Coburn, from Coffee Culture, is confirmed as the guest speaker for the 2024 Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards. The Awards will take place on October 18 at Shantytown. Tickets for the event are available for $130 pp including GST. To book your ticket, contact info@dwc.org.nz https://lnkd.in/gigiJXRb

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🎉 We're proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Development West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards: 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘺 - MBD Contracting Ltd - Monteith's Brewery Greymouth - Unichem Olsens-Pharmacy 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 - Cycle Journeys - Glacier Country Helicopters - Underworld Adventures 𝘕𝘡𝘔𝘌 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘺 - Paparoa Guided Walks - Paradise Vets - Shortjaw Brewing 𝘋𝘖𝘊 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 - Paparoa Guided Walks - Underworld Adventures - Westpeak New Zealand 𝘈𝘊𝘊 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 - Eliot Sinclair & Partners Limited - Franz Josef Glacier Guides - Westco Lumber Ltd 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 - Paradise Vets - Productive People - Shortjaw Brewing https://lnkd.in/gP53mnVu

𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 Thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the Manaakitanga ki te Tai Poutini Hui/West Coast Tourism Summit 2024. See the link below for some photos from the event: https://lnkd.in/gAdNtVPb Thank you to our inspiring speakers Patrick Dault, Moritz Miebach, Nathan Farmer, Mark Rawson, Ali Smith, Scott Calloway, Heath Milne, Bjoern Spreitzer, Julia Roberts, Swallow Wang, Taylor Tian, Zak Shaw, Bernie O'Fagan, Sam Summerton, Jessie Creedmore, Samuel Blight, Phillip Barnett, Mike Nolan, Phil Rossiter, and the exceptional MC Paul McGregor 🙏