Greymouth landmarks the Railway and Royal hotels, on Mawhera Quay, are to be bulldozed to make way for a major new tourism and hospitality redevelopment, which will take up the entire block.
West Coast historian Les Wright built a bivvy after getting lost in bush in the King Country, but then appears to have slipped to his death, according to his brother.
The Runanga Miners’ Hall — a link with the West Coast’s working-class history — has received category one listing from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
