Hitch-hiking gecko returns home
Hitch-hiking gecko returns home
A NZ forest gecko has been returned to Lake Kaniere, after hitching a ride to Canterbury with bach owners who discovered it in their car.
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'Fish and chips': Dealer used food code for orders
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'Fish and chips': Drug dealer used culinary code for orders
A look at Alan Macdonald’s cellphone message log portrayed him as a fishmonger with a thriving side business in salad.
West Coast man left speechless after shock $5m Lotto win
West Coast man left speechless after shock $5m Lotto win
The look on a supermarket worker's face will stay with a West Coast man forever after a Lotto ticket he checked in store turned out to be worth more than $5 million.
Man allegedly victim of unprovoked assault in own home
Man allegedly victim of unprovoked assault in own home
Police are seeking information after a man allegedly entered a Greymouth address and assaulted one of the occupants on Saturday night.
Family makes appeal for return of taonga
Family makes appeal for return of taonga
Family of the late Bishop of Te Waipounamu, Richard Wallace, are calling for the return of sacred and sentimental items brazenly stolen in a burglary of the Māori Anglican diocesan office.
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Fines imposed at Doc carpark questioned
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Fines imposed at Doc carpark questioned
Two Dunedin men say it may be user pays in some national park carparks and they are indeed users, but they have paid.
Chinese visitors adding to tourist boom
Chinese visitors adding to tourist boom
Chinese New Year has delivered a second wave of summer tourism to the West Coast.
Christie working on Gloriavale doco series
Christie working on Gloriavale doco series
Greymouth-raised award-winning television producer Dame Julie Christie has been back on the West Coast working on a new documentary series that will take viewers inside the controversial Gloriavale...
RSA membership surges to third of town
RSA membership surges to third of town
Membership of the now standalone Whataroa RSA has soared to over 70 — almost one-third of the town’s population.
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Dog tags reunite pets with their humans
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Dog tags reunite pets with their humans
A new tag system rolled out with dog registrations in Westland district is reuniting an average of two dogs a week with their owners — without the need for council intervention.
Pike River criminal probe nears end
Pike River criminal probe nears end
Police are nearing the final stages of their criminal investigation into the Pike River mine disaster, in which 29 men were killed.
Westport residents turn to brokers or specialist insurers
Westport residents turn to brokers or specialist insurers
Westport locals are using brokers or specialist insurers as standard insurance in the flood-prone town becomes more difficult or expensive to get.
Insurer halts new policies for Westport
Insurer halts new policies for Westport
The decision will be the first of many as the full force of climate change arrives, a researcher says.
Parking at hotspots raises $214K in first month
Parking at hotspots raises $214K in first month
A $5 per hour parking fee at popular tourist spots on the West Coast and Canterbury raised $214,000 in its first month.
MP Maureen Pugh to ‘move on’
MP Maureen Pugh to ‘move on’
West Coast-Tasman’s National MP Maureen Pugh announced yesterday she will step away from politics at the general election in November.
Haast water restrictions lifted
Haast water restrictions lifted
Water restrictions have been lifted in Haast — one of the wettest places in the country.
Intimate photo poster sentenced
Intimate photo poster sentenced
A woman who had intimate images of her posted on social media by a former lover told the Greymouth District Court it had ruined her life.
Finding missing tramper involved 'huge amount of luck'
Finding missing tramper involved 'huge amount of luck'
A tramper who was found weeks after he disappeared in South Island bush had taken a wrong turn, police have revealed.
Sculpture sets scene for festival
Sculpture sets scene for festival
Okarito wood artist Cliff Goodwin stands beside his "signature sculpture" for Hokitika’s Driftwood and Sand Festival.
Extra lakeside parking planned
Extra lakeside parking planned
Improved parking is planned for Lake Matheson, near Fox Glacier.