Laura Mills

An urgent 1080 poison drop has been scheduled for a remote valley in South Westland next month, interrupting the deer hunting roar.

A former West Coast St John volunteer claimed to be "in love" with a boy 13 years younger than him that he groomed and sexually abused from the ages of 10 to 14.

The doors to the Pounamu Pathway Māwhera Pa visitor attraction open to the public on Monday, ending a year of construction and heralding the start of a new tourism era in Greymouth.

Three hot summers and three marine heatwaves in a row have badly damaged the last old bull kelp seaweed beds off Punakaiki.

Three hot summers and three marine heatwaves in a row have badly damaged the last old bull kelp seaweed beds off Punakaiki.

Westland Mayor Helen Lash says she is infuriated by a New Zealand Geographic Board proposal to change the spelling of Franz "Josef" to Franz "Joseph".

The NZ Geographic Board is consulting on a proposal to change the spelling of Franz 'Josef' town and glacier to Franz 'Joseph'.

Filming for the Pike River movie took in Blackball and Otira today, and will move to the mine site at Atarau later in the week.

In a move that has outraged the West Coast tourism industry, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has confirmed it will be closing the Arthur’s Pass Highway during the day for nearly two weeks next...

The Education Review Office (Ero) says schooling at Gloriavale is precarious and at a lower standard than in state schools.

The Education Review Office says schooling at Gloriavale "is precarious" and at a lower standard than in state schools.

West Coast mayors want the new National-led government to reconsider the Waitaha power scheme - saying it would cost the government little and bring the region big rewards.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was on message - though without whitebait - as the rain drummed down on his visit to Greymouth this morning.