Overview Aotearoa Research Science
Research project

West Coast — Te Tai Poutini

A long-horizon, systems-engineering analysis of West Coast’s problems and the solution camps that address them. Written on a 10 / 50 / 100-year frame, presented neutrally, and generated from a typed entity graph so every claim is traceable to a source.

  • Climate-Adaptation
  • Crime & safety

    Family violence, methamphetamine harm, and the policing of a remote, low-density region.

  • Economy

    Mining transition (post-coal), the conservation economy, dairy, and the visitor economy.

  • Education

    Tertiary access from a remote region, school engagement, and the kura kaupapa network.

  • Environment

    Conservation estate (~85% of land), West Coast forests, freshwater, and biodiversity.

  • Governance

    West Coast Regional, the Buller / Grey / Westland councils, and Treaty (Ngāi Tahu).

  • Health

    Te Nikau Hospital (Greymouth), the GP shortage, mental health, and rural reach.

  • Housing

    Population decline, rural housing, and lifestyle-buyer market dynamics.

  • Inequality

    Population decline, deprivation pockets, and structural drivers.

  • Infrastructure

    SH6 / SH73 resilience, three waters, and digital connectivity.

  • Transport

    SH6 (the only South Island West Coast road), SH73 (Arthur's Pass), and freight reliability.