My Greymouth writing

Wet and Wild Greymouth

The Wet, Wild Greymouth home to 9,690 hearty residents has been brutally battered by the National press and Stuff news. Spreading cheap and lousy rumors that our exceptional Grey district is deteriorating.  But underneath our dark and stormy clouds comes a beautiful town fighting back!

Who would say such a thing? Greymouth may be losing some buildings, but we have so many breathtaking views and we are overflowing with enticing environment. The grand Grey District is surrounded by fabulous walks, runs and bike trails. Although Greymouth doesn’t bode any natural wonders of the world, I believe the Point Elizabeth trail is a natural wonder of the West Coast. The Point Elizabeth has great views of Cobden beach and the terrific Tasman sea and also has a 11km stroll all the way out to Rapahoe and back.

Another great aspect of Greymouth is our magnificent facilities. These facilities include our Rec Centre, aquatic centre, and local, delicious cafes and restaurants. The Rec Centre is a fabulous place to play basketball, netball and going to the gym. Since the courts are indoors you will never need to worry about the rainy and stormy weather again! This building has been a big hit in the sporting business for Greymouth since August 2016. Next to the Rec Centre there is the amazing Aquatic Centre which also a facility that is very popular. The Aquatic Centre involves fun for all ages. It has Hydroslides, A sauna, A spa and so much more making this fabulous superstructure great for the holidays and all of the 4 seasons.  

In addition to our wonderful constructions is our local cafes and restaurants. Greymouth owns some of the grey districts finest cafes. The Bonzai, DP1, Gap Cafe and so much more. All of them concocting fabulous food. Golden, flaky pastry looking like the bark on a tree and thousands of sweet confectioneries. Almost all of our cafes and restaurants are only based in Greymouth. Making our town one of a kind. Greymouth isn’t booming with business but that is also one of the things that Greymouth great. Unlike the big cities in NZ if you walk past one of our locals and smile you will get a smile back or a wave. Greymouth is a humble town and that's why we should enjoy it.

Greymouth may not be like or look like the big cities in New Zealand but unless you have really got to know us and our town you can never judge us. Afterall the saying goes “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” So the only fall of Greymouth is the people who wrote these rude comments about us. Don’t let some random strangers tell us why we shouldn’t love Greymouth. We love Greymouth for what it is not how it looks.

By Sami.D