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Parking plan rethink urged

The Department of Conservation carpark at Punakaiki is often packed in summer. PHOTOS: LOIS...

Parking plan rethink urged

A Punakaiki cafe owner is urging the Department of Conservation to rethink its plan to charge for parking at the Pancake Rocks on the West Coast, saying it was acting as an entry fee to a national...

'Didn't feel right': Ex-Gloriavale members give evidence

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

'Didn't feel right': Ex-Gloriavale members give evidence

Former Gloriavale members have told a court they were touched, grabbed and groped by Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple on the second day of his trial in Greymouth.

Missing West Coast man's bike found

Roy Arbon pictured riding from Runanga to the Mt Davy area on 23 July 2025. Photo: Supplied / NZ...

Missing West Coast man's bike found

Police have found a bicycle belonging to missing West Coast beekeeper Roy Arbon.

Teen charged after attack on fellow student

Greymouth High School. Photo: Google Maps

Teen charged with assault after attack on fellow student

A teenager has been charged with assault after an attack on another student at Greymouth High School.

Gloriavale leader goes on trial

Gloriavale leader Howard Temple will go on trial in Greymouth today on charges of sexual offending against girls for more than 20 years.

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Meth and cocaine use rising, wastewater tests show

Methamphetamine is the drug of choice for many in New Zealand, according to wastewater testing....

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Meth and cocaine use rising, wastewater tests show

Methamphetamine use in Westport has doubled in 12 months and Hokitika cocaine use is rising, according to wastewater test figures by the National Drug Intelligence Bureau.

Big search for missing West Coast tramper

Roy is missing after going for a tramp on Wednesday. Photo: NZ Police/supplied

Big search for missing West Coast tramper

A West Coast beekeeper who helped to recover bodies after the Erebus air disaster and was later the victim of a drug-smuggling scam has gone missing on a tramp near Greymouth.

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Teen in youth court after school stabbing

Greymouth town and Grey River, West Coast, New Zealand. PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA

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Teen in youth court after school stabbing

A stabbing at Greymouth High School has been described as "horrendous", with horror at the incident reverberating throughout the community.

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'Horrified': Student allegedly stabbed at Greymouth school

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'Horrified': Student allegedly stabbed at Greymouth school

A student allegedly stabbed another pupil before classes at Greymouth High School leaving the victim with multiple wounds including one to their lung.

Protest over Punakaiki parking charges

A business owner says parking fees will disadvantage local people who call in for a coffee. Lois...

Cafe owner protests Punakaiki parking charges

A Punakaiki cafe owner is urging the Department of Conservation to rethink its plan to charge for parking at the famous Pancake Rocks on the West Coast.

River threat one of many risks: business owner

Barry Hughes says risks from the natural environment is just part of life on the West Coast....

River threat one of many risks: business owner

An Okarito businessman says the risk the famous lagoon and its wildlife will be wiped out by the Waiho River is just one of many environmental concerns his South Westland community lives with.

Westland mayor warns river could devastate town

The rapidly aggrading bed of the Waiho (Waiau) River is now much higher than Franz Josef. Credit:...

Westland mayor warns river could devastate town

Westland mayor Helen Lash says a $2.8 million stopbank extension at Franz Josef will do nothing to prevent a potential environmental disaster at Ōkārito, if a river stays on its present course.

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Publican to pay up after employee assaulted over ducklings

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Publican to pay up after employee assaulted over ducklings

Otira publican Lester Rowntree has been fined $26,000 after unsuccessfully appealing against an employee’s unjustified dismissal, a move described by the judge as "an abuse of process".

Fenced enclosure to protect rare skinks

A new fenced enclosure is planned for the West Coast to protect the endangered Alborn skink....

Fenced enclosure to protect rare skinks

A new fenced enclosure is being built on the West Coast, aiming to protect the world’s last known population of 30 critically endangered Alborn skinks.

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Long-standing business selling raw milk to close

In April this year, the Canterbury-based company put forward various options to rescue its...

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Long-standing business selling raw milk to close

Pioneers in selling raw milk on the West Coast, CJ’s Fresh Milk, has pulled the plug after 12 years.

Council defends three-year rates rise of 55%

West Coast Regional Council chairman Peter Haddock. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Council defends three-year rates rise of 55%

The West Coast Regional Council is defending its rate rises, and contesting figures put out by Taxpayers’ Union showing the council topped the country for rate hikes over the past three years.

Sand mine approved near Hokitika

The West Coast Regional Council will now focus on compliance and monitoring of the resource...

Sand mine approved near Hokitika

Consent has been granted for a new sand mine near Hokitika.

'Needle in a haystack': Kiwi rediscovered on remote West Coast

A female spotty kiwi/pukupuku has been found in the Adams Wilderness Area of the West Coast. ...

'Needle in a haystack': Kiwi rediscovered on remote West Coast

Little spotted kiwi have been rediscovered in the wild on the West Coast for the first time in 50 years, delighting conservationists.

Police seek man after Westport property damaged

Police are hoping to identify this man. Photo: Supplied/Police

Police seek man after Westport property damaged

Police are appealing for information following damage to a commercial property on Westport's Palmerston St on Saturday at around 11pm.

Septic tanks under scrutiny as subdivision grows

The deep Lake Kaniere south of Hokitika is the source of the town’s water supply. Photo: Getty...

Septic tanks under scrutiny as subdivision grows

West Coast Regional Councillors and iwi uneasy about water quality in Lake Kaniere are relieved it has so far shown no sign of pollution from increasing subdivision nearby.

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