Reefton residents face long drive to do their banking
Reefton residents are horrified at the prospect of losing the only bank in town.
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Mystery over helicopter accident in Haast
Mystery over helicopter accident in Haast
The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed it is investigating a helicopter accident that happened in Haast last Sunday.
Proposal sees 'great risk' for some West Coast patients
Proposal sees 'great risk' for some West Coast patients
Changes to the medical workforce on the West Coast that have been touted as the answer to the region's GP woes and reliance on locums, will put residents at clinical risk, and cut their access to...
'This has gotta be in New Zealand'
Jet boat bridge stunt 'has gotta be in New Zealand'
Video showing a mini jet boat "flying" beneath a West Coast bridge has gone viral on social media, racking up millions of views in just 24 hours.
West Coast mayors seek Govt funding for district plan
West Coast mayors seek Govt funding for district plan
West Coast mayors and chairs have written to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta asking the Government to help fund the combined district plan being drafted for the Coast.
Pike River grief: ‘it doesn’t feel like 10 years’
Pike River grief: ‘it doesn’t feel like 10 years’
Families of the Pike River miners gathered on the West Coast yesterday, marking 10 years since their loved ones never returned from work.
Work safety progress not meeting ambition
Work safety progress not meeting ambition
A decade after the Pike River Mine disaster, the same number of people who died in the mine are losing their lives every four months in New Zealand.
'Families need justice': Pike River families begin new battle
'Families need justice': Pike River families begin new battle
Today marks a decade since the explosions at the Pike River mine on the West Coast took the lives of 29 men.
End in sight at Pike River 10 years on
End in sight at Pike River 10 years on
Miners are nearing the collapsed roof at the end of Pike River mine’s main access tunnel, as the country marks 10 years on from New Zealand’s worst mining disaster in almost 100 years.
Musician to play at Pike mine memorial
Musician to play at Pike mine memorial
A veteran Queenstown musician is lending his voice to today’s commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Pike River Mine explosion that killed 29 workers.
Anatomy of a disaster
Anatomy of a disaster
A decade on from the horror of the Pike River mine disaster, families are learning to live again. Helen Murdoch reports.
Damage to mechanic's oil drum indicates deliberate fire, inquest told
Damage to mechanic's oil drum indicates deliberate fire, inquest told
An oil drum that had already been damaged was among items of interest found at the burned down workshop of Franz Josef mechanic Clive Raymond Jenkins.
Hokitika 10-month-old suffered fatal brain injuries
Hokitika 10-month-old suffered fatal brain injuries
A 10-month-old Hokitika baby suffered fatal and severe brain injuries and had about 30 bruises on his body, the High Court murder trial of the baby's father David Grant Sinclair heard on Monday.
DHB apologises after man dies in mental health unit
DHB apologises after man dies in mental health unit
The West Coast District Health Board has apologised to the family of a patient who died after barricading himself in his room at the mental health unit at the old Grey Base Hospital and attempting...
Mechanic went 'crazy' moments before death, inquest hears
Mechanic went 'crazy' moments before death, inquest hears
A coronial inquest is under way to determine the cause and circumstances surrounding the death of a Franz Josef mechanic.
Man killed in West Coast parachute crash named
Man killed in West Coast parachute crash named
Police have released the name of the man who died following a powered parachute crash on the South island's West Coast.
Man in 60s dies in mental health unit care, DHB in breach
Man in 60s dies in mental health unit care, DHB in breach
A grieving family have been left angry after a man in his 60s, considered to be a high suicide risk, died after attempting to take his life at a mental health inpatient facility.
'It's been a hard run for the families': Pike River 10 year on
'It's been a hard run for the families': Pike River 10 year on
The West Coast community is preparing to mark 10 years since the Pike River mine tragedy.
Paramotor/parachute wreckage removed after fatal crash on West Coast
Paramotor/parachute wreckage removed after fatal crash on West Coast
The wreckage of a powered parachute that crashed on the South Island's West Coast has been removed.
Following water rules 'very difficult if not impossible'
Following water rules 'very difficult if not impossible'
The West Coast Regional Council wants the Government to reconsider a swag of freshwater rules it says will not work for the Coast.