Being the largest town in the West Coast Region is Greymouth. It has a population of approximately 10,000. The town is located at the opening of the Grey River, and very close to the foot of the Southern Alps. Greymouth in Maori is Mawhera.
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The primary industries of Greymouth include mining, forestry, ecotourism and fishing. As you can imagine the industries of forestry and ecotourism have somewhat of a tenuous relationship with each other.
The town is also known for its Greenstone or New Zealand Jade or as the Maori's call it Pounamu. The stone is carved into a wide range of different shapes and objects, which dates back to very early Maori origins.
The Pancake Rocks are one of the major drawcards to the area, and are located some 45 kilometres to the north. Other tourist attractions include the Waimakariri River, the Franz Josef Glacier, Lake Matheson, Fox Glacier, Shantytown, the Canterbury Plains, Paparoa National Park, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Lake Brunner, Monteith's Brewery and the Grey River.