Laura Mills

Councils consider changing banks in response to closures

Systems were out for about 10 hours yesterday. Photo: RNZ

Councils consider changing banks in response to closures

At least one West Coast council says it could look at changing bankers, amid growing concerns that banks are withdrawing from the region and reducing hours.

‘On the Buses’ — double-decker turns heads on way north

Victoria and Paul Ludemann and their children Linzi and Chase with their double-decker bus,...

‘On the Buses’ — double-decker turns heads on way north

A very English double-decker bus took to the streets of Greymouth yesterday, turning heads in the town.

Pike River recovery team nears goal

The entrance to the Pike River Mine last year. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD

Pike River recovery team nears goal

Underground teams for the Pike River Recovery Agency will reach the rockfall by mid-January, spelling an end to the re-entry project.

Police propose Pike River drilling

Twenty-nine miners died in an explosion at the mine in November 2010. Photo: ODT files

Police propose Pike River drilling

Police investigating the Pike River mine disaster want to drill additional boreholes.

Work safety progress not meeting ambition

Work safety progress not meeting ambition

A decade after the Pike River Mine disaster, the same number of people who died in the mine are losing their lives every four months in New Zealand.

'Families need justice': Pike River families begin new battle

White crosses line the road to the Pike River Mine in tribute to the 29 miners who died when the...

'Families need justice': Pike River families begin new battle

Today marks a decade since the explosions at the Pike River mine on the West Coast took the lives of 29 men.

DHB apologises after man dies in mental health unit

DHB apologises after man dies in mental health unit

The West Coast District Health Board has apologised to the family of a patient who died after barricading himself in his room at the mental health unit at the old Grey Base Hospital and attempting...

Hokitika 10-month-old suffered fatal brain injuries

Hokitika 10-month-old suffered fatal brain injuries

A 10-month-old Hokitika baby suffered fatal and severe brain injuries and had about 30 bruises on his body, the High Court murder trial of the baby's father David Grant Sinclair heard on Monday.

Silence to mark 10 years since deaths

Silence to mark 10 years since deaths

Underground workers employed by the Pike River Recovery Agency will stop work to observe a silence at 3.44pm next Thursday — 10 years to the minute since the mine exploded with the loss of 29 lives.

50 new Coast pages added to Wikipedia

The West Coast of the South Island. Photo: RNZ

50 new Coast pages added to Wikipedia

Fifty new web pages profiling the West Coast have been added to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, along with more than 1000 photos, most featuring blue skies.

10th anniversary of disaster to be marked

After walking a "long and torturous" road for the past decade, the Pike River families and West Coast community are preparing to mark the 10th anniversary of the mine disaster.

Reopening of Spring Creek mine planned

The Spring Creek mine, pictured in 2017. Photo: Greymouth Star

Reopening of Spring Creek mine planned

An experienced miner who once headed Spring Creek is behind plans to reopen it, with a decision from regulators due mid-2021.

Council wants public feedback on camping

Some of the 18 modified 'sleepervans' parked up after overnighting for free at Cobden this...

Council wants public feedback on camping

Love it, or hate it? The Greymouth public can now have a say on whether freedom camping in the district should be curtailed.

Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate

Gloriavale Christian Community. Photo: File

Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate

The Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust is planning a demonstration outside The Press Election Debate in Christchurch tonight, again aimed at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Whitebaiters a welcome boost

Whitebaiters on the Taramakau River on the West Coast. PHOTO: GREYMOUTH STAR

Whitebaiters a welcome boost

The population of Haast has doubled as whitebaiters pour back in, giving a welcome boost after the economy was ravaged by the post-Covid loss of international tourists.

Finance, consents in place for new Coast goldmine

All the finance and consents for a proposed underground goldmine at Waiuta are now in place and all is ready to start the largest gold development on the West Coast in 20 years.

Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered

Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered

The loader driven by one of the two men to survive the Pike River Mine explosion 10 years ago, was pulled out of the drift this week by the Pike River Recovery Agency underground team.

New Grey Hospital opens doors to public

Greymouth is "a living museum of misery" the Facebook post says. Photo: Wikipedia

New Grey Hospital opens doors to public

The $121.9million Te Nikau Grey Hospital and Health Centre went "live’' yesterday morning, welcoming its first patients to a world-class facility.

No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns

No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns

The 'no vacancy' signs were lit up throughout Greymouth last night, as moteliers reaped the benefit of a revitalised TranzAlpine train and a school holiday boost from domestic tourists.

$90m government boost for West Coast

A $90 million boost is about to be announced for the West Coast, on top of $7 million given yesterday to create a boat repair hub in Greymouth, and a bulk export precinct in Westport.

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