'Luminaries' filming in Hokitika this month
Filming of The Luminaries television screen adaptation will wrap up in Hokitika later this month.
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Monk denies split from Pike group
Monk denies split from Pike group
Long-time spokesman for some Pike River families Bernie Monk, who recently resigned from the Families Reference Group, denies a split with the group.
Woman stole from grieving family using Givealittle
Woman stole from grieving family using Givealittle
A West Coast woman who set up a Givealittle page for a grieving family and then stole $2211 has been sentenced to home detention and community service.
Ex-teacher convicted of sex crime not on register
Ex-teacher convicted of sex crime not on register
A former West Coast school teacher who indecently touched a young girl seven years ago won't be placed on the sex offenders register as he is a "low risk" of reoffending, a court has heard.
Greymouth man dies after Marlborough crash
Greymouth man dies after Marlborough crash
Police have released the name of the man who died from injuries sustained in a Marlborough Sounds crash.
Artwork from Hokitika hotel taken
Artwork from Hokitika hotel taken
A mysterious theft from a Hokitika hotel is being investigated after the disappearance of two pieces of art hanging in the Beachfront Hotel.
Greymouth church destroyed in suspected arson
Greymouth church destroyed in suspected arson
The Greymouth faithful of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints is devastated after their church was destroyed in a suspected arson.
Pike recovery boss 'under no political pressure'
Pike recovery boss 'under no political pressure'
Pike River Recovery Agency boss Dave Gawn says he's had zero political pressure to re-enter the West Coast mine, and will not hesitate to stop the operation if safety concerns warranted it.
Date set for mine re-entry
Date set for Pike River Mine re-entry
Breaking through the 30m seal in the Pike River mine drift on May 3 will really herald the beginning of re-entry, Andrew Little says.
Videos attracting more fishermen
Videos attracting more fishermen
An influx of boaties in South Westland, some inspired by YouTube videos of bumper catches, are keeping the Haast-based honorary fishing officer busy this year.
Carpet layer dies after being overcome with fumes
Carpet layer dies after being overcome with fumes
A Greymouth carpetlayer has died two days after he was found unconscious apparently from chemical fumes while working in an industrial building at South Beach. The 37-year-old man was found...
Big Reefton crowd against storing waste plan
Big Reefton crowd against storing waste plan
A big crowd filled the Reefton Community Hall to protest plans by Renew Energy Ltd to store baled waste up to five storeys high on the edge of town.
Council rep 'sullied' over floodwall: deputy mayor
Council rep 'sullied' over floodwall: deputy mayor
The Westland District Council's reputation has been "sullied" as a result of the shoddy process exposed by the Auditor-General's investigation into the $1.3m Franz Josef floodwall, the Deputy Mayor says.
Mystery of West Coast cash giveaway solved
Money for West Coast campers returned
The mystery of nearly $7000 cash being doled out on to the windscreens of campers at a Mokihinui camping spot in December has been solved.
Mayor, councillor unmoved by report
Mayor, councillor unmoved by report
The mayor of Westland and a Westland district councillor at the centre of a damning report from the auditor-general over the way $1.3million of ratepayers' money was spent on an unauthorised...
'Devastating': glacier access limited to air
'Devastating': glacier access limited to air
Mother Nature 1, Westland 0 - that was the verdict yesterday as Fox Glacier residents started pondering the reality of life in the tourist village without foot or road access to the glacier.
No ground access to Fox Glacier after road landslip
No ground access to Fox Glacier after road landslip
In a major blow to Fox Glacier tourism, the access road to the glacier has been wiped out by a major landslip, just weeks after the last repairs costing $430,000.
$12m plan for 1080
$12m plan for 1080
The Department of Conservation plans to spend $12million this year on rodent control with 1080 poison as it fights a "mega'' beech mast fruiting season.
Courthouse for sale
Courthouse for sale
The former Greymouth courthouse is for sale.
Sentenced over crash with tanker
Sentenced over crash with tanker
A Blackball man who crashed into a fuel tanker fully laden with 32,000 litres of petrol - the tanker driver narrowly avoiding crashing into the Grey River - was sentenced this week in the Greymouth...