West Coast

Meeting with minister 'waste of time': Pike families

Sonya Rockhouse (left) and Anna Osborne at Parliament yesterday. Photo: RNZ

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

An ERO report found the school had not met three of eight registration criteria and was not a...

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

The Atarau memorial stone to the 29 victims, who lie entombed in the Pike River Mine beneath the...

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

Just two workers managed to escape after an explosion rocked the mine eight years ago. Photo: ODT...

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

Gold has soared in value in 2025. Photo: Getty Images

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

Cracks in the highway at Knights Point, the site of the major Epitaph Slip in 2012. Photo:...

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

The new timber tank on Zeilian Hill. Photo: Supplied / Paul Elwell-Sutton

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

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

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

The Gloriavale compound on the West Coast. PHOTO: RNZ

'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 at Pleasant Flat, on the Haast Pass Highway. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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

A survey last year asked people what was important to them on West Coast conservation lands and...

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.