Grey District

Grey District
Territorial authority district
Grey district in the South Island
Coordinates: 42°32′46″S 171°36′22″E / 42.546°S 171.606°E / -42.546; 171.606
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast Regional Council
Wards	Northern Central Southern Eastern
Seat	Greymouth
Government
• Mayor	Tania Gibson
• Deputy Mayor	Allan Gibson
• Territorial authority	Grey District Council
Area [1]
• Total	3,474.31 km2 (1,341.44 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	14,800
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes
Area code	03
Website	www.greydc.govt.nz

Grey District is a district in the West Coast Region of New Zealand that covers Greymouth, Runanga, Blackball, Cobden, and settlements along the Grey River. It has a land area of 3,474.31 square kilometres (1,341.44 sq mi). The seat of the Grey District Council, the local government authority that administers the district, is at Greymouth, where 58.4% of the district's population live.

The Grey District is on the West Coast of the South Island. It stretches from the south banks of the Punakaiki River in the north, southeast to Mt Anderson, north to The Pinacle, southeast to Craigeburn, in a southeast direction to Mt Barron, southwest to Jacksons and following the Taramakau River to the Tasman Sea.

The district is rich in history and character. Key industries are tourism, mining, agriculture, fishing, manufacturing and services industries. The main hospital for the West Coast is in Greymouth.