Jacinda Ardern at Westland Milk. Photo: RNZTourism, technology and dairy are set to benefit from a $140 million investment in the West Coast. Top of the list is an $87.46m investment in tourism, including $40m to upgrade KiwiRail's TranzAlpine service with an additional premium service and extra carriage capacity. Mr Jones said tourism is the second highest contributor to the West Coast economy, with one million people visiting the area every year. Another $9.9m will be spent developing hi-tech milk segregation facilities at Westland Milk Products in Hokitika, which currently employs 430 people in Hokitika.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 29, 2018 00:11 UTC