The main objective of this report is to examine the impacts of tourism on Westland communities and Westland residents' attitudes towards tourism. The particular objectives are: to provide an historical account of the history and development of tourism in the Westland District; to provide an account of community issues, such as local involvement in planning and the provision of infrastructure, that affect local attitudes towards tourism development in the District; to outline the perceptions held by residents towards tourism in Westland and to show how these perceptions have evolved over time; to describe how the Westland community has coped with the various types of tourism development that have occurred in the area; to identify which factors influence residents' perceptions of tourism and the ways in which they have adapted to tourism; to test and refine existing theoretical models of tourism development in the context of tourism in Westland.