Truck convoy will be part of protest
A protest on the West Coast this weekend will include a large procession of trucks.
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Rest-home nurse did not try to resuscitate collapsed man
Rest-home nurse did not try to resuscitate collapsed man
A nurse and Hokitika rest-home have been told to apologise after a man in their care was not resuscitated, even though an ambulance officer later found he was still warm.
Dead wallaby at Paroa - Doc wants reports of sightings
Dead wallaby at Paroa - Doc wants reports of sightings
The Department of Conservation is urging people to notify them of wallaby sightings on the West Coast, after a dead one was found near Paroa, south of Greymouth - the third to turn up recently.
Man sought in relation to Westport alleged assault
Man sought in relation to Westport alleged assault
Police are asking for the public to help them find a man following an alleged assault in Westport earlier this month.
Sharp rise in P-linked crimes, court records show
Sharp rise in P-linked crimes, court records show
The number of offences related to methamphetamine use on the West Coast has escalated sharply, court records show.
Call to ‘face facts’ over silted-up port
Call to ‘face facts’ over silted-up port
Greymouth fishing industry leaders have lashed out over the state of the silted-up port, which is holding up fishing boat unloading and turnaround at the busiest time of the year.
Construction delays stall West Coast hospital opening
Construction delays stall West Coast hospital opening
Construction delays are forcing the West Coast DHB to keep patching up the earthquake-prone Grey Base Hospital.
Ill-treating seabirds punished
Ill-treating seabirds punished
Two fishermen have been sentenced to community work after pleading guilty to wilfully ill-treating seabirds, including hitting them with a gaff and a high pressure hose.
Suppression denied over Indian restaurant fire
Suppression denied over Indian restaurant fire
A 55-year-old man accused of setting fire to an Indian restaurant in Greymouth has been denied name suppression.
Kea fears: rethink on 1080 drop
Fears for kea: rethink on 1080 drop
Doc says it is reconsidering permission for a test-case 1080 drop near Whataroa, after kea were seen eating non-toxic baits laid before the aerial poison drop.
Man charged after fire guts Indian restaurant
Man charged after fire guts Indian restaurant
A 55-year-old man has been charged with burglary and arson after a fire gutted an Indian restaurant in Greymouth last month.
'Lucky escape' for tanker driver
'Lucky escape' for tanker driver
A fully-laden diesel tanker has a small culvert to thank for stopping it plunging over the bank into the Grey River after a collision with a car on the Blackball-Taylorville Road.
Bid to lure keas away from 1080
Bid to lure keas away from 1080
The group conducting intensive 1080 poison trials near Whataroa is considering throwing 20 tahr carcases above the drop zone in a bid to lure kea away from eating the poison pellets.
New cellphone tower called a communication 'game-changer'
New cellphone tower called a communication 'game-changer'
A new cellphone tower at Pleasant Flat Doc campground, on the West Coast side of the Haast Pass, is being described as a ''game-changer''.
'Darkest days': Grandma's jewellery feeds P habit
'Darkest days': Grandma's jewellery feeds P habit
A woman who "ripped off" up to $50,000 in jewellery from her grandmother to feed her P habit told the Greymouth District Court this week that on her darkest days she would spend $800 a day on the drug.
Buller whooping cough cases
Buller whooping cough cases
Sixty-four cases of whooping cough have been logged in Buller since November, but the rest of the West Coast has largely escaped.
Miner to go to court over Govt decision
Miner to go to court over Govt decision
Stevenson Mining intends mounting a court challenge to the Government's decision to decline access for its proposed Te Kuha coalmine near Westport.
Police seek identity of person spotted after fire
Police seek identity of person spotted after fire
Police investigating a fire that happened in Greymouth on Sunday are asking the public to help them identify a person who was spotted in the area at the time.
Agency re-checking truck-trailers after shoddy inspections
Agency re-checking truck-trailers after shoddy inspections
Roading officials are urgently double-checking inspections of truck-trailers on the West Coast by a certifier who is now under investigation.
Mayors asked to name top six projects
Mayors asked to name top six projects
West Coast mayors were yesterday given one week to come up with half a dozen key projects for the $1billion provincial growth fund.