Monteith’s saved

Greymouth: A West Coast institution has been saved from permanent closure.

Last November DB Breweries announced it was planning to end its Monteith’s brewing operation in Greymouth.

Monteith’s was founded on the Coast and the Greymouth brewery dates back to 1868.

However, the Grey District Council says an agreement has been reached where the bottling plant will be handed back to the district.

‘‘This gives an opportunity for a new business and obviously, we want to diversify and some kind of coop, craft brewing, artisan beer business would be great for our tourism branding as well,’’ Grey Mayor Tania Gibson said yesterday. — The New Zealand Herald