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Home South Island North Island Accommodation: Hotels, Motels & Apartments Hostels/Backpackers Nationwide Accommodation Coach/Bus Services Rail/Train Services Ferry Services Air Services Rental Car Hire Campervan Hire Locations near Greymouth: St Arnaud/Nelson Lakes Arthurs Pass Westport Punakaiki Hokitika Franz Josef Glacier Fox Glacier Tourist Information Distance Calculator Driving Tips Help	Greymouth (Pop: 9,970) is the largest town in the West Coast region on the South Island of New Zealand. Located at the mouth of the Grey River, on a narrow coastal plain close to the foot of the Southern Alps. In clear weather, Mt Aoraki/Mount Cook can be clearly seen to the south from near the town. Greymouth is the major town on the West Coast, boasting a range of quality hotels, motels, backpacker hostels and holiday parks with shops from small specialty and tourist shops to national chain stores. Restaurants, cafes and bars provide a hub for entertainment. Greymouth hosts an enticing range of activities only minutes from the town centre, including the Art Gallery, History House and the walk on the flood wall which protects the town from the mighty Grey River. The town's major industries include fishing, mining, forestry, and ecotourism, the latter two of these industries holding an uneasy relationship with each other. The Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, 45 km to the north are a popular local tourist attraction, while many also pass through on the route to or from the glaciers to the south. Greymouth is also known for its Pounamu ("Greenstone", a form of Jade) carving industry which goes back to Māori origins. The town also has a local brewery, Monteith's, which produces beer since 1868, now sold countrywide. It is also the terminus for the famous TranzAlpine train from Christchurch and a busy centre for coaches and shuttles taking visitors on tours to other destinations on the West Coast and onto Nelson. There is no regular or schedule passenger air service to and from Greymouth except for small aircraft charter flights. The nearest regional airport to Greymouth is Hokitika.