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Book launches Waiuta 70th
Waiuta to commemorate 70 years since mine closure (The Nelson Guardian, 16 June 2021)
Old mine equipment reinstated at Waiuta (March 31, 2021 – The West Coast Messenger)
Waiuta 70th planned
Waiuta Joins Tohu Whenua
Tohu Whenua launched a fifth site on Te Tai Poutini West Coast on Tuesday, 15 December, welcoming Waiuta into the...
Whispers of Gold has the first official film fest selection
Semi-finalists in the Essex DocFest in the UK: read more...
Chance to see documentary golden opportunity for Noelene (The Timaru Herald via Stuff – Sep 2, 2020)
Noelene Dale is looking forward to the Timaru screening of a documentary based on the small gold mining town she grew...
a film of boom and bust written by locals
WHISPERS OF GOLD – Documentary Film About A Mining Ghost Town (Press Release) – Thursday, 27 August 2020, 5:16 am
On the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, lie the ghosts of Waiuta, one of New Zealand’s richest gold towns –...
Plans to restore old Waiuta cottage
Waiuta mine faces hurdle
Waiuta film premiere – The West Coast Messenger June 24, 2020
Premiere of ‘Whispers of Gold’
A premiere will be held at Reefton Cinema of our documentary “Whispers of Gold” at 3pm on Saturday July 18. This will...
AGM Cancellation
Dear FoW Members Due to the ongoing and increasingly dire news regarding the Coronavirus / CIVID-19 pandemic we have...
Community hopes to save historic West Coast school (March 8, 2020)
A historic school on the West Coast is in desperate need of a new roof before winter hits. Friends of Waiuta...
Blackwater gold mine gets PGF boost – (13 December 2019)
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has approved a $15 million loan to help re-establish a gold mining operation at...