Chopper crash deaths 'a heartbreaking shock'
The deaths of two men in a helicopter crash in Mount Aspiring National Park have been described as devastating and ‘‘a heartbreaking shock’’.
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Chopper crash victims 'highly experienced'
Chopper crash victims were 'highly experienced'
Sean Roach and Tim Brown were on a guided hunting operation in Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Rail line closed for work
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Rail line closed for work
The TranzAlpine tourist train and all rail services out of the West Coast are shut down until Friday.
Solar farm project starts
Solar farm project starts
Work has begun on the West Coast’s first solar farm.
Major highway reopen after slip
Major highway reopen after slip
SH6 and the upper Buller Gorge Rd, straddling the West Coast and Tasman regions, has reopened following a big slip.
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Suit against mayor heads to court
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Suit against mayor heads to court
The owners of a controversial industrial landfill on Greymouth’s doorstep are pressing ahead with defamation proceedings against the Grey district mayor.
Help pours in for injured pilot
Help pours in for injured pilot
West Coast communities have raised more than $20,000 in a day to support the family of a Fox Glacier pilot seriously injured in a helicopter crash near Haast township.
Group caught in unsafe heritage site
Group caught in unsafe heritage site
The Department of Conservation wants to speak to four people seen inside an off-limits and potentially dangerous heritage site in Buller.
Body found after tractor crashes into West Coast river
Body found after tractor crashes into West Coast river
A body has been recovered from a West Coast river after a tractor was discovered overturned this morning.
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Coast air link to resume
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Coast air link to resume
Flights between Westport and Wellington will resume this month after interim funding from Development West Coast was secured to keep the regional air service operating.
Gloriavale teacher sentenced for beating boys with tools
Gloriavale teacher sentenced for beating boys with tools
Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue used a pitchfork, stick, pipe, axe handle, broom handle and shovel handle to assault multiple boys.
One injured in helicopter crash near Haast
One injured in helicopter crash near Haast
A person in a serious condition has been airlifted from the scene of a helicopter crash in Haast this afternoon.
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Shaw sets record for traverse
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Shaw sets record for traverse
Wānaka cyclist Sam Shaw has set a record for riding the Paparoa Track, Old Ghost Road, Heaphy Track and the road sections in between.
Marine worm discovered on West Coast
Marine worm discovered on West Coast
A mystery aquatic plant found in Jackson Bay has been tentatively identified as Potamilla alba, a species of marine worm.
Talley's confirms Westport factory closure
Talley's confirms Westport factory closure
Talley's is closing its Westport fish processing factory, the company has confirmed, with 92 staff affected.
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Tarras pair in court over massive pounamu theft
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Tarras pair in court over massive pounamu theft
A pair from Tarras charged with allegedly operating in the illegal trade of pounamu appeared in the Greymouth District Court yesterday.
Challenges continue of Weld St outdoor alcohol ban
Challenges continue of Weld St outdoor alcohol ban
An invisible rule preventing Hokitika’s Weld St hospitality premises from serving alcohol in outside dining areas continues to be challenged.
Central Otago arrests after alleged pounamu ring cracked
Central Otago arrests after alleged pounamu ring cracked
Arrests have been made in Central Otago and the West Coast after police recovered about a tonne of the precious stone.
Doc asks community to help protect kea from lead poisoning
Doc asks community to help protect kea from lead poisoning
The Department of Conservation is calling on South Westland communities to help protect kea from lead poisoning.
Slip closes West Coast highway
Slip closes West Coast highway
A slip has closed a highway on the West Coast due to significant flooding.