Organisers of a rally planned for November 17 to protest a raft of Government changes -- from whitebaiting to mining and farming -- say they believe West Coasters will mass in their thousands.
The new West Coast Conservation Board is walking the talk with the green agenda with a move to vegetarian lunches, composting food waste and plant trees to offset carbon every time they have to travel.
A former Gloriavale member wants to know how the Christian Community keeps its tax-free status, when she claims it is not meeting terms agreed to several years ago with the Charities Commission.
The British Government's expression of regret for the killing of about eight Maori by Captain James Cook 250 years ago has stirred memories of a little known massacre of an entire village in South Westland in the 1820s.
Politicians and local leaders are demanding changes in the health system so West Coasters with dementia do not have to move to Christchurch for rest-home care.
After years of being told to replace mining with tourism, the West Coast is now being warned tourists may stop visiting due to the carbon footprint from their long-haul jet flights.
A Grey Valley sphagnum moss farmer says he stands to lose $1.2 million and his livelihood if the Government pushes ahead with 'significant natural areas' to protect native forest and wetlands on...
Trustpower has indicated it is open to the possibility of working with a third party to undertake the Arnold River power scheme it shelved seven years ago as uneconomic.