$90m government boost for West Coast
A $90 million boost is about to be announced for the West Coast, on top of $7 million given yesterday to create a boat repair hub in Greymouth, and a bulk export precinct in Westport.
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Chopper numbers drop as tourism shrinks
Chopper numbers drop as tourism shrinks
Fourteen fewer helicopters are flying on the West Coast, as tourism businesses hunker down and try to ride out the effects of the collapse of international tourism because of Covid-19.
30% loss of ice in 4 decades
30% loss of ice in 4 decades
Brewster Glacier, in the Mount Aspiring National Park, has lost about 13million cubic metres of ice over the past three years, Niwa scientists have found.
111 calls unanswered after daughter collapses
111 calls unanswered after daughter collapses
A West Coast man's calls to 111 went unanswered at the weekend as he frantically tried to get an ambulance for his daughter who had collapsed.
TranzAlpine to resume train service
TranzAlpine to resume train service
TranzAlpine train services will be running again between Christchurch and Greymouth next month.
Memorial track’s making recorded
Memorial track’s making recorded
Ten years ago, a disaster killed 29 men at the Pike River Mine. Fast-forward to 2020, and a team of dedicated mountain bike enthusiasts and professional trail builders have completed a 10.8km...
Name change debate resurfaces
Name change debate resurfaces
Calls to rename Greymouth are back in the news, this time because of worldwide unrest over historic figures with a dark past.
Call to rename Greymouth
Call to rename Greymouth
Calls to rename Greymouth are back in the news, this time because of worldwide unrest over historic figures with a dark past.
$18 million for visitor hubs
$18 million for visitor hubs
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) will invest nearly $18million to create four West Coast visitor experience hubs, creating more than 50 jobs.
No-shows costing West Coast DHB $400k a year
No-shows costing West Coast DHB $400k a year
Patients who do not show up for medical appointments are costing the West Coast DHB more than $400,000 a year.
Volunteers to help guide visitors at new West Coast hospital
Volunteers to help guide visitors at new West Coast hospital
Patients and visitors will have help from trained volunteers to find their way through the new Greymouth hospital, Te Nikau.
Wage subsidy: Firm claims $84k, director abruptly leaves NZ
Wage subsidy: Firm claims $84k, director abruptly leaves NZ
A Hokitika gold mine claimed $84,355 from the wage subsidy scheme before its director abruptly left the country and receivers were appointed at the start of lockdown.
Life for murder of West Coast mum
Life sentence for murder of West Coast mum
A spurned boyfriend who murdered a Greymouth mother of three before dumping her in the boot of her car has today been jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 15 years.
West Coast lockdown: food shortages a concern
West Coast lockdown: food shortages a concern
Running out of food during the Covid-19 lockdown was the reason most Coasters called the civil defence hotline for help, it has emerged.
Court no-shows from lawyer and defendant
Court no-shows from lawyer and defendant
The defended hearing of a former Greymouth man facing drugs and firearms charges, took an unusual turn with his lawyer in the Greymouth District Court this week.
Significant natural areas research funds sought
Significant natural areas research funds sought
The council team working on a combined district plan for the West Coast will ask the Government for funding to research significant natural areas (SNAs).
West Coast businesses hit hard to pandemic
West Coast businesses hit hard to pandemic
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the West Coast economy has been laid bare by Development West Coast in a frank survey, which shows businesses cutting staff numbers and others preparing to...
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
A group of West Coast tourism leaders has written to State-owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters urging a restart of the Tranz Alpine tourist train.
Former Dunedin man named after body found
Former Dunedin man named after body found
Police have named a man after his body was found in the sea near Greymouth at the weekend.
Four sudden deaths over long weekend
Four sudden deaths over long weekend
A family out fishing on Saturday made the chance discovery of the body of a man floating in the sea off Point Elizabeth.