Grey District is located on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It covers approximately 3,513 square kilometres and has a population of about 14,600.

The district council is based in Greymouth, the West Coast’s largest town and a centre for commerce, retail, healthcare and transport services. Major settlements include Greymouth, Runanga, Blackball, Cobden and Moana.

The economy is based on tourism, mining, agriculture, fishing, manufacturing, construction and services. The area has abundant coal, gold and other mineral resources, making mining, related equipment manufacturing and engineering services important industries. Agriculture is dominated by dairy farming, while fishing is a traditional local industry. Greymouth also has food-processing and machinery-manufacturing businesses. Monteith’s Brewery is a well-known local company.

Grey District has extensive tourism resources. The renowned TranzAlpine scenic train connects Christchurch and Greymouth, crossing the Southern Alps and Arthur’s Pass National Park along one of New Zealand’s signature tourist routes.

The current mayor is Tania Gibson.