Several injured in West Coast highway crash
Several people are injured and a highway is closed after a multi-vehicle crash on the West Coast.
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Meeting with minister 'waste of time': Pike families
Meeting with minister 'waste of time': Pike families
Pike River families say their meeting with the Workplace Safety Minister on the 15th anniversary of the Pike Mine disaster was "a complete waste of time".
Ministry weighing Gloriavale school’s response
Ministry weighing Gloriavale school’s response
The Ministry of Education is reviewing Gloriavale Christian School’s response to officials’ concerns as it weighs up the school’s future.
Pike River Mine victims’ families mark 15 years
Pike River Mine victims’ families mark 15 years
The families of the 29 men who lost their lives in the Pike River Mine gathered at the remote mine site behind Atarau yesterday for a private commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the disaster.
Peters labels Pike River 'a murder scene' on 15th anniversary
Peters labels Pike River 'a murder scene' on 15th anniversary
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has described the Pike River mine as "a murder scene" on the 15th anniversary of the disaster.
Efforts to create mining consent group renewed
Efforts to create mining consent group renewed
Long waits for resource consents are still frustrating goldminers on the West Coast, its regional council has heard.
Slip-prone West Coast highway could be moved inland
Slip-prone West Coast highway could be moved inland
The government has pledged $7 million for design work to examine the viability of moving a slip-prone section of a West Coast highway further inland.
Haast challenges need for chlorination
Haast challenges need for chlorination
A tiny West Coast community in one of New Zealand's most pristine environments is challenging the need to chlorinate its drinking water supply.
‘Pleased’ with help to fight meth
‘Pleased’ with help to fight meth
Police on the West Coast have welcomed increased investment to combat methamphetamine harm, saying the harmful trends and associated crime in the region reflect the widespread harm evident nationally.
27-year-old tramper found dead on West Coast
27-year-old tramper found dead on West Coast
A woman has been found dead on the West Coast after failing to return from a tramping trip.
Three men charged over pair of serious Westport assaults
Three men charged over pair of serious Westport assaults
Three men are before the courts after two serious assaults in Westport earlier this week.
Firearms, drugs and cash seized in West Coast search warrant
Firearms, drugs and cash seized in West Coast search warrant
Police have found an illegal haul of firearms, drugs and cash in a search warrant on the West Coast.
Hokitika wins, no phallus-y
Hokitika wins, no phallus-y
The West Coast buys more sex toys per capita than anywhere else in New Zealand, sales data from an online adult store reveals.
'It's a sweatshop': Lawyer scathing of Gloriavale working system
'It's a sweatshop': Lawyer scathing of Gloriavale working system
People born into the Gloriavale community are trapped into a working structure resembling "a sweatshop", lawyers for former members say.
Weekend travellers warned of stranding risk on West Coast
Weekend travellers warned of stranding risk on West Coast
Contractors on the Otago side work to clear a lane through a blockage on State Highway 6 near the Haast Pass yesterday.
Flooding, slips cut off West Coast
Flooding, slips cut off West Coast
All roads connecting the West Coast to other regions were closed by either flooding or slips yesterday.
West Coast conservation plan paused
West Coast conservation plan paused
Work on the West Coast's long-awaited new conservation management strategy is officially on hold - pending new laws controlling what can and can't be done on public conservation land.
Rare kiwi Cesi welcomed to the world
Rare kiwi Cesi welcomed to the world
The first Haast tokoeka kiwi chick of the season has hatched at the West Coast Wildlife Centre in Franz Josef Glacier.
Lash re-elected as mayor by 8 votes
Lash re-elected as mayor by 8 votes
Westland mayor Helen Lash has been re-elected by a margin of just 8 votes.
Emotional plea to continue climate work
Emotional plea to continue climate work
The outgoing Buller Mayor has made a plea for future leaders to continue climate adaptation work to help protect his flood-prone town of Westport.