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Date Created5th September 2022CommentsRebekah Fairhurst Geer
Then has it in spades over now…
Ken Green
Rebekah Fairhurst Geer How dare you it has a Maccas
Michael Win
Definitely a town going backwards
Justine Warren Pearce
I remember Greymouth as a very busy town, lots of shops open not like now. So sad as I feel Greymouth has gone backwards
Bruce Tones
Haven't missed the place, one bit
Murray Webber
Bruce Tones I'm the same
Jo Ewen
Had more character “Then”
Beverley Bourke
Oh how
It has changed, shame!!!!
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Elizabeth Shaw
Thank you for sharing this! Just love the coast a very special place and people
Annie Cooper
Certainly prefer then
Cheryl Townsend
Love greymouth used to go there with Gordon Dalziel for Friday night shopping year’s ago
Peter Robertson
Before you look back with the old saying "The old day's were better" just remember what they were like. More shops,less goods,expensive products,import restrictions.Today there is more on-line shopping,we are more mobile and shop away. The town has all it needs.If more were needed ,there would be a shop opening up to cater for it. The truth is there is more available now that ever,far more dining places,Warehouse,electrical shops etc. Less men's wear shops but if people didn't shop there,well they close.
Justine Warren Pearce
Peter Robertson when we were there last year, found it hard at the weekend to find a cafe open to have lunch and a cup of coffee.
Mike Henderson
Peter Robertson nah was better then.. remember coming up from Hoki..
David Vaughan
i miss the wharf scene - all a bit dead along there now.
Bruce Tones
Peter Robertson can't get your gist, or where you're coming from, why have hundreds left, peter? When I was growing up, knew nearly everyone, where have all the Stanton's, gone, nelson and others gone, ex business men etc, lovely beach, when I was young, these days, peter, peter, people don't live, in greymouth, hardly exist, worse, when young ones have to leave, plus, you don't find many going back to live, cheersSonia Dando
I’ve been gone from Greymouth 53 years now and few times been over from Perth place is pretty run down houses need coat of paint of course know no one there now
Rae Amad
Great memories no matter what everyone says ! Just a sign of the times sadly…. A lot of small towns are the same and yes online shopping is part of the problem… Still love going back .. once a coaster always a coaster .. can’t beat a sunshiny day on the coast !!
Saali Marks
Definitely cooler then
Bruce Tones
Saali Marks nope a lot hotter then, swimming in the lagoon, and sea, early October,
Saali Marks
Bruce Tones I meant metaphorically... Maybe people were just tougher then?
David Vaughan
yep we can all look back on the good old days - same with chc and the city I grew up in had a bustling CBD with busses and people everywhere - now the CBD is all but dead!
Sonia Dando
I’ve been gone from Greymouth 53 years now and few times been over from Perth place is pretty run down houses need coat of paint of course know no one there now
Geoffrey King
Sonia Dando No different from some of the suburbs in Perth Sonia
Rae Amad
Great memories no matter what everyone says ! Just a sign of the times sadly…. A lot of small towns are the same and yes online shopping is part of the problem… Still love going back .. once a coaster always a coaster .. can’t beat a sunshiny day on the coast !!
Bruce Tones
Rae Amad can't beat a sunny day on the gold coast, or anywhere, for that matter, the sun is the same everywhere, oa hadn't you noticed,,a sunny day in greymouth, is spent indoors, watching tv
Saali Marks
Definitely cooler then
Bruce Tones
Saali Marks nope a lot hotter then, swimming in the lagoon, and sea, early October,
Saali Marks
Bruce Tones I meant metaphorically... Maybe people were just tougher then?
David Vaughan
yep we can all look back on the good old days - same with chc and the city I grew up in had a bustling CBD with busses and people everywhere - now the CBD is all but dead!
Carol Stirling
I would never go back.
Bruce Tones
Carol Stirling wise girl, carol x
Craig Brooks
looked busier in passed
Then has it in spades over now…
Ken Green
Rebekah Fairhurst Geer How dare you it has a Maccas
Michael Win
Definitely a town going backwards
Justine Warren Pearce
I remember Greymouth as a very busy town, lots of shops open not like now. So sad as I feel Greymouth has gone backwards
Bruce Tones
Haven't missed the place, one bit
Murray Webber
Bruce Tones I'm the same
Jo Ewen
Had more character “Then”
Beverley Bourke
Oh how
It has changed, shame!!!!
GIF may contain oh, asdfmovie, surprise and casual
Elizabeth Shaw
Thank you for sharing this! Just love the coast a very special place and people
Annie Cooper
Certainly prefer then
Cheryl Townsend
Love greymouth used to go there with Gordon Dalziel for Friday night shopping year’s ago
Peter Robertson
Before you look back with the old saying "The old day's were better" just remember what they were like. More shops,less goods,expensive products,import restrictions.Today there is more on-line shopping,we are more mobile and shop away. The town has all it needs.If more were needed ,there would be a shop opening up to cater for it. The truth is there is more available now that ever,far more dining places,Warehouse,electrical shops etc. Less men's wear shops but if people didn't shop there,well they close.
Justine Warren Pearce
Peter Robertson when we were there last year, found it hard at the weekend to find a cafe open to have lunch and a cup of coffee.
Mike Henderson
Peter Robertson nah was better then.. remember coming up from Hoki..
David Vaughan
i miss the wharf scene - all a bit dead along there now.
Bruce Tones
Peter Robertson can't get your gist, or where you're coming from, why have hundreds left, peter? When I was growing up, knew nearly everyone, where have all the Stanton's, gone, nelson and others gone, ex business men etc, lovely beach, when I was young, these days, peter, peter, people don't live, in greymouth, hardly exist, worse, when young ones have to leave, plus, you don't find many going back to live, cheersSonia Dando
I’ve been gone from Greymouth 53 years now and few times been over from Perth place is pretty run down houses need coat of paint of course know no one there now
Rae Amad
Great memories no matter what everyone says ! Just a sign of the times sadly…. A lot of small towns are the same and yes online shopping is part of the problem… Still love going back .. once a coaster always a coaster .. can’t beat a sunshiny day on the coast !!
Saali Marks
Definitely cooler then
Bruce Tones
Saali Marks nope a lot hotter then, swimming in the lagoon, and sea, early October,
Saali Marks
Bruce Tones I meant metaphorically... Maybe people were just tougher then?
David Vaughan
yep we can all look back on the good old days - same with chc and the city I grew up in had a bustling CBD with busses and people everywhere - now the CBD is all but dead!
Sonia Dando
I’ve been gone from Greymouth 53 years now and few times been over from Perth place is pretty run down houses need coat of paint of course know no one there now
Geoffrey King
Sonia Dando No different from some of the suburbs in Perth Sonia
Rae Amad
Great memories no matter what everyone says ! Just a sign of the times sadly…. A lot of small towns are the same and yes online shopping is part of the problem… Still love going back .. once a coaster always a coaster .. can’t beat a sunshiny day on the coast !!
Bruce Tones
Rae Amad can't beat a sunny day on the gold coast, or anywhere, for that matter, the sun is the same everywhere, oa hadn't you noticed,,a sunny day in greymouth, is spent indoors, watching tv
Saali Marks
Definitely cooler then
Bruce Tones
Saali Marks nope a lot hotter then, swimming in the lagoon, and sea, early October,
Saali Marks
Bruce Tones I meant metaphorically... Maybe people were just tougher then?
David Vaughan
yep we can all look back on the good old days - same with chc and the city I grew up in had a bustling CBD with busses and people everywhere - now the CBD is all but dead!
Carol Stirling
I would never go back.
Bruce Tones
Carol Stirling wise girl, carol x
Craig Brooks
looked busier in passed
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West Coast New Zealand History (8th Sep 2022). Tainui Street Greymouth - Then and Now.. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 3rd Apr 2026 17:30, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/31427