The memorial was relocated in 2016 from its original location on the side of State Highway 6 to the centre of a roundabout in one of Hokitika's main streets.

Square bases of granite placed on the concrete gave the structure supporting the pedestal a height of 5 feet (1.5 m).

[10] After the singing of the national anthem, God Save the Queen, the memorial was formally handed over to the Hokitika Borough.

[9] The West Coasters Association published a commemorative book entitled The Diggers' Story or Tales and Reminiscences of the Golden Coast direct from Westland's Earliest Pioneers.

[13] The committee recorded its regret[14] and a further deputation requested on 5 December that the borough council purchase a reserve from the Railway Department of 40 square feet (3.7 m2) at the corner of the same intersection.

[15] In 2012, when a committee worked on preparations for the 2014 sesquicentennial of the town, the idea was mooted to relocate the memorial to outside the Hokitika Museum.

District councillor Jacquie Grant disagreed with the proposed location on the grounds that it is "out of the way" and obtained community support to have the memorial relocated to the intersection of Tancred and Weld streets.

Grant also fundraised the amount needed to relocate the memorial so that it did not come as a cost to Westland District Council.

[4] The Westland Pioneers' Memorial was removed from its original site in early 2016, cleaned, and had the right arm and the pick axe replaced.