19th February 2024 Pounamu Pathway
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has attended a viewing of the Pounamu Pathway at Māwhera Pā in Greymouth.
The Museum of Kawatiri, a key part of the Pounamu Pathway on the West Coast, has opened to the public this week.
The first of the four Pounamu Pathway experience centres is set to open this week in what is described as a “world-class tourism product” for the West Coast.
A new sculpture destined for the Pounamu Pathway has received a blessing from descendants of Poutini Ngāi Tahu warrior chief, Tūhuru, ahead of its placement at the Māwhera centre in Greymouth.
Wētā Workshop and Poutini Ngāi Tahu are bringing stories of the historic Pounamu Pathway to life, with the first experience centre expected to open in December.
Work on the first of the West Coast attraction’s four hubs is now underway.
The first of four experiential visitor hubs along the Pounamu Pathway on the West Coast is to apply for consent from Grey District Council.