Some of our services are delivered through Council Controlled Organisations.
The services require a more commercial focus and allows Council to operate at arms-length from the activity. Council has two Council Controlled Organisations.
Destination Westland operates the Hokitika Airport, which is the principal airport on the West Coast. Air New Zealand is the main carrier into the airport on a twice-daily basis from Christchurch.
This acts as a gateway for tourists arriving to the West Coast and also as a hub for short-term business travellers from Christchurch. Destination Westland also operates the heliport in Franz Josef.
In addition, Destination Westland manages some of the Council’s property portfolio, previously overseen by Westland District Property Limited.
This includes the sale and leasing of property; managing the leasing and occupation of mining rights; management of Pensioner Housing, , Jacksons Bay Wharf, West Coast Wilderness Trail, and Council’s events portfolio including the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival.
Statements of intent
- 2024 - 2027 Statement of Intent
- 2023-2026 Statement of Intent
- 2022-2025 Statement of Intent
- 2021-2024 Statement of Intent
- 2020-2023 Statement of Intent
- 2018-2021 Statement of Intent
- 2019-2020 Statement of Intent
Annual reports
Westroads Limited main activity is that of a general contractor based in Hokitika and Greymouth (Westroads Greymouth Ltd) as well as depots and staff throughout South Westland. It also operates a crushed metal plant in Greymouth.
In 2014 it purchased Trenching Dynamix Ltd, a specialist buried horizontal infrastructure installation company based in Christchurch.
- Read more about Westroads.
Statements of intent
- 2024-2025 Statement of Intent
- 2023-2024 Statement of Intent
- 2022-2023 Statement of Intent
- 2021-2022 Statement of Intent
- 2020-2021 Statement of Intent
- 2019-2020 Statement of Intent
- 2018-2019 Statement of Intent
Annual reports
- Annual Report 2023/2024
- Annual Report 2022/2023
- Annual Report 2021/2022
- Annual Report 2020/2021
- Annual Report 2019/2020
- Annual Report 2018/2019
- Annual Report 2017/2018
Westland Holdings Ltd
Westland Holdings Ltd was amalgamated into Destination Westland on 30 June 2024.
Statements of intent
- 2023-2026 Statement of Intent
- 2022-2025 Statement of Intent
- 2021-2024 Statement of Intent
- 2020-2023 Statement of Intent
- 2021-2022 Statement of Intent
- 2019-2020 Statement of Intent
- 2018–2019 Statement of Intent
Annual reports
- Annual Report 2022/2023
- Annual Report 2021/2022
- Annual Report 2020/2021
- Annual Report 2019/2020
- Annual Report 2018/2019
- Annual Report 2017/2018
- Annual Report 2016/2017
Westland District Property Ltd
In 2018, Westland District Property Ltd was amalgamated into Hokitika Airport Ltd and the name of Hokitika Airport Ltd was changed to Destination Westland Ltd.
Statements of intent
Annual reports
Hokitika Airport
Statements of intent
Annual reports
