West Coast

Darby Slick in Reefton. Photo: Claire Ward

From Woodstock anthem to West Coast workingmen's club

He wrote one of the most recognised anthems of the Woodstock and played guitar alongside some of the big names of the 1960s -- but for the past month former rocker Darby Slick has been in Reefton.

Emotions run high at Pike River mine re-entry

Pike River mine deputy Kirk Neilson (left), site senior executive Dinghy Pattinson and...

Emotions run high at Pike River mine re-entry

After eight years and 141 days - and a false start three weeks ago

Lucky escape after West Coast crash

The man (22), has been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in...

Lucky escape after West Coast crash

A trio of Taiwanese tourists had a lucky escape on Monday when their car flew through the air at least 10m after attempting a sudden turnoff near Kumara due to following GPS instructions.

Coroner renews call on quad bike safety

Contractors remove a quad bike from a Waihola farm in September 2014, after it was involved in an...

Coroner renews call on quad bike safety

A series of fatal quad bike roll-overs has led to a renewed call for mandatory safety standards to help prevent future deaths.

Helicopter company 'misled' inspectors - CAA

Mitch Gameren was killed when the helicopter crashed on Fox Glacier in 2015. Photo: Supplied via...

Helicopter company 'misled' inspectors - CAA

The Civil Aviation Authority says the company that employed a Queenstown helicopter pilot who died in a crash alongside six tourists on Fox Glacier in 2015 misled its officers on numerous occasions.

Second quad bike death on farm prompts call for change

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Second quad bike death on farm prompts call for change

The second quad bike death at a farm in the space of five years has prompted a coroner to call for mandatory safety standards to be introduced in New Zealand.

'We have to find you': Partner's heartbreak after jet boat crash

The Taramakau River, where a jet boat overturned. Photo: NZ Herald

'We have to find you': Partner's heartbreak after jet boat crash

Friends and family of the man swept away during a jet boating accident are scouring the swollen West Coast river where he was last seen to "bring you home".

West Coast search for person missing from jetboat

The search for a person missing after a jetboat overturned on the West Coast has resumed this morning.

Grieving dad criticises CAA for lack of scrutiny

The crashed helicop
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Grieving dad criticises CAA for lack of scrutiny

The father of the Queenstown pilot killed in a crash at Fox Glacier says the Civil Aviation Authority has "a hell of lot to answer for", following apologies from two scenic helicopter bosses.

Apology over chopper crash

Apology over deadly Fox Glacier chopper crash

The bosses of a company whose scenic helicopter crashed at Fox Glacier and killed seven people have today apologised for the 2015 tragedy.

Police seek man after Westport burglary

Police seek man after Westport burglary

Tasman Police are seeking the public's help to locate a wanted man following an aggravated burglary in Westport yesterday.

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...

Pike River re-entry work starts again

Workers are back cutting into the concrete seal plugging the Pike River Mine drift after the leaky tubes that delayed the long-awaited re-entry were replaced.

Biggest 1080 drop on West Coast

The biggest 1080 aerial poison operation to date is scheduled to get under way on the West Coast this week, starting in the Arthur's Pass area before moving to Buller and South Westland.

Council will force sewerage connections

At least 2500 Greymouth ratepayers not hooked into the sewerage scheme will be "compelled" to connect after a Grey District Council decision to "break new ground".

Collaboration for 'Pounamu Pathway'

The road meanders along the Haast River. PHOTOS: JANE KING
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Collaboration for 'Pounamu Pathway'

Museums, councils, and Poutini Ngai Tahu have united Coast-wide to re-tell the history of the region, anchored by early Maori history.

NZ needs coal - lobby group

Coal makes up just 5% of New Zealand greenhouse gas emissions, mining industry lobby group Straterra says.

New quarry sites possible

The Waiho Bridge was washed away in floodwaters on Tuesday. Photo: Doc

New quarry sites possible

Unprecented demand for heavy rock for flood works has left contractors scouring the riverbed at Franz Josef Glacier and the West Coast Regional Council is considering opening up new quarries in a...

Myrtle rust discovered on West Coast for first time

Myrtle rust has been detected on the West Coast for the first time, on a young pohutukawa tree in Greymouth.

Zero-carbon move 'very difficult' for the West Coast

An exposed coal seam on the Denniston Plateau, above Westport, West Coast. Photo: ODT files

Zero-carbon move 'very difficult' for the West Coast

The Govt's move to a ''zero-carbon economy'' - ending the burning of coal and casting future coalmines into doubt - will be a ''very difficult transition for the West Coast'', Grey Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says.

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