Crevasses for court hazards
Crevasses for court hazards
An epic game of badminton has been played right in the heart of Franz Josef Glacier, where players donned crampons instead of sneakers.
Laura Mills
Uphill battle to evict couple who trashed house
Uphill battle to evict couple who trashed house
An elderly man who had to fight to evict tenants from his Hari Hari rental home has been left with a $15,000 bill on top of unpaid rent.
Stratful resigns, then changes mind
Stratful resigns, then changes mind
Development West Coast's Kevin Stratful - a key figure in the controversial waste to energy plant proposed for Hokitika - resigned at the weekend then changed his mind.
Sawmilling may end in Inangahua
Sawmilling may end in Inangahua
With doubt over the future of the Reefton sawmill, there are fears a possible closure could mark not just the end of the Forever Beech story, but the end of sawmilling in the entire Inangahua area.
Trepidation follows sale of Westland
Trepidation follows sale of Westland
A lot of of West Coast farmers woke up yesterday relieved at the prospect of paying off their crippling debt from the sale of Westland Milk Products to the Chinese - but what next?
Defence Force team to join grandfather in clean-up operation
Defence Force team to join grandfather in clean-up operation
It really is all hands on deck for the Fox Glacier rubbish clean-up as the army and an 81-year-old Aucklander join in.
OIO silent over last-minute bid to block Westland sale
OIO silent over last-minute bid to block Westland sale
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) is not commenting on a last-minute bid by farmer-shareholders who switched to Fonterra but are owed millions of dollars by Westland Milk Products, to block the...
Westland Milk sale process 'seriously flawed'
Westland Milk sale process 'seriously flawed'
West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor has slammed Westland Milk Products over the proposed sale to Chinese-owned Yili, but also says shareholders needed to share the blame because they had failed to...
MetService to upgrade forecast on website
MetService to upgrade forecast on website
After years of complaints that weather forecasts for the West Coast are putting off visitors, the MetService has confirmed a series of changes intended to narrow down its forecasting.
Community 'shattered': 3 children dead in 3 years
Community 'shattered': 3 children dead in 3 years
The West Coast District Health Board has sent staff to Harihari, after the third death of a child in less than three years.
Water exports from Hunts Beach proposed
Water exports from Hunts Beach proposed
A Wellington miner who found an aquifer while drilling for garnets around Bruce Bay, now wants to extract the water and export it.
Missing pair believed from Christchurch
Missing pair believed from Christchurch
Two people involved in a fatal boating incident in Southland are believed to belong to St Michael and All Angels Church in Christchurch.
Postie marks 110 years
Postie marks 110 years
New Zealand-wide fashion brand Postie, which started out on the Reefton goldfields, is celebrating 110 years.
Paparoa Park helicopter access curtailed
Paparoa Park helicopter access curtailed
The Department of Conservation has decided to halt its amendment process for the West Coast Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) after Forest and Bird threatened a challenge over the legal process.
Appeal to PM for emergency
Appeal to PM for emergency
The West Coast Conservation Board has written to the Prime Minister asking her to treat the Fox Glacier rubbish clean-up in the Fox and Cook rivers as an emergency.
Road set to open tomorrow
Road set to open tomorrow
The access road to Franz Josef Glacier is due to reopen tomorrow, weather permitting, two months after a devastating storm washed out the road, leaving the glacier inaccessible.
Little info available on mining policy
Little info available on mining policy
Eighteen months after the Government announced its proposed policy of no new mines on conservation land, there is still no sign of the public discussion document.
August target date to finish re-entry
August target date to finish re-entry
The Pike River mine re-entry will be slow and steady.
Emotions run high at Pike River mine re-entry
Emotions run high at Pike River mine re-entry
After eight years and 141 days - and a false start three weeks ago
1080 drops will cover wide area
1080 drops will cover wide area
One of the biggest 1080 aerial poison operations in New Zealand, scheduled to get under way on the West Coast this week, is to start in the Arthur's Pass area before moving to Buller and then South...