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West Coast mayors welcome anti-abuse guide

Mayor Tania Gibson. Photo: Grey District Council

West Coast mayors welcome anti-abuse guide

Grey District mayor Tania Gibson says anyone thinking of standing for council in September should work out in advance how they will handle personal abuse. Especially if they’re women.

Executive defends consultant use

Executive defends consultant use

West Coast Regional Council chief executive Darryl Lew is defending the council’s use of consultancy firms for resource consents, while also hitting back at criticisms made from Cr Allan Birchfield.

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Recognition for daring rescue of tramper

Zack Armstrong (left) and Hernan Holliday show their awards presented by Associate Minister for...

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Recognition for daring rescue of tramper

Two Greymouth critical care paramedics were recognised this week for the daring rescue of a tramper trapped between two boulders in a swift-flowing river.

Rare land snail filmed laying an egg

A Powelliphanta augusta snail lays an egg. PHOTO: DOC

Rare land snail filmed laying an egg

A Department of Conservation ranger caring for a population of Powelliphanta augusta snails in Hokitika has for the first time caught a snail laying an egg on video.

Weka hitches 300km ride to Christchurch

Ranger the weka at the end of his 300km drive. Photo: Supplied / Kim Ranger

Weka hitches 300km ride to Christchurch

A weka nicknamed Ranger has been returned to the West Coast, after climbing into a ute and hitching a 300km ride to Christchurch.

Tourist dies after house bus wood burner left open

Tourist dies after house bus wood burner left open

A Coroner has found a fatal house bus fire might have been avoided if there had been clear instructions on how to use the wood burner.

'Not putting up with that s***': Table-thumping councillor storms out

Cr Colin Reidy walked out of a recent meeting. Supplied / BDC website

'Not putting up with that s***': Table-thumping councillor storms out

Buller’s mayor Jamie Cleine is calling for civility after a councillor saw red and stomped out of a council meeting.

‘Freaked out’ to find sea snake

A yellow-bellied sea snake washed up on a Hokitika beach last week. Photo: John Van Dissel

‘Freaked out’ to find sea snake

A live yellow-bellied sea snake washed up on a Hokitika beach is the second such encounter on New Zealand shorelines in as many days.

LOTR fan killed after accepting lift - inquest

Joseph Snode was on his way to Christchurch when the driver giving him a lift lost control of her...

LOTR fan killed after accepting lift - inquest

An inquest into the death of a UK backpacker on NZ's West Coat as concluded the cause to be a "road traffic collision".

Cave Creek: Still wondering what might have been

The collapsed viewing platform at Cave Creek on April 30, 1995. PHOTO: THE PRESS

Cave Creek: Still wondering what might have been

Fleur Pawsey often thinks of the life her brother might have lived, if he hadn’t died at Cave Creek.

Road pegs found to be missing

Road pegs found to be missing

NZTA has apologised and promised to investigate after the West Coast Regional Council chairman reported hundreds of road marker pegs missing on SH73, east of Arthur’s Pass.

'Very relieved': Greymouth boil water notice finally lifted

The Waimate District Council are assuring residents that the water remains safe to drink despite...

'Very relieved': Greymouth boil water notice finally lifted

A boil water notice for Greymouth and the surrounding areas has been lifted, more than two weeks after it was put in place.

Arrests as West Coast coal mine protest ends

Three protesters were arrested today at the Stockton mine on the West Coast. Photo: Supplied /...

Arrests as West Coast coal mine protest ends

Further arrests have ended demonstrations at a West Coast coal mine after a group of protesters tried to shut the operation down.

Mayor hopes boil water lifted soon

Grey District mayor Tania Gibson. Photo: Greymouth Star

Mayor hopes boil water lifted soon

Grey District mayor is hopeful a boil water notice for the area will be lifted today or tomorrow.

Man swung strap-on penis at woman

A man who brandished a strap-on penis from his shorts while going to a bank has admitted a charge of offensive behaviour when he appeared in the Greymouth District Court.

One seriously injured, SH6 closed on West Coast

One seriously injured, SH6 closed on West Coast

One person is seriously injured following a crash near Paringa on State Highway 6.

Greymouth still under boil water notice

Greymouth still under boil water notice

A boil water notice remains in place for the greater Greymouth area, as the council continues work to identify the source of bacterial contamination in the water supply.

'Bugger off': West Coast mayor lays into coal protesters

Photo: Supplied / Climate Liberation Aotearoa

'Bugger off': West Coast mayor lays into coal protesters

The Grey District mayor says protesters trying to interrupt work at a West Coast coal mine should "bugger off" and go back to where they came from.

Meatworks, council clam up over effluent breach

The ANZCO Kokiri processing plant and Arnold River in the background. Photo: supplied / ANZCO

Meatworks, council clam up over effluent breach

Owners of the Kokiri meatworks are refusing to answer questions about the latest breach of its resource consent while the matter is under investigation by the West Coast Regional Council.

Students take to social media in hunt for new principal

The primary school has been on the lookout for a new principal since last year. Photo:...

Students take to social media in hunt for new principal

A school in Hokitika is on a mission to find a new principal, and students have taken matters into their own hands - launching a full-scale "principal wanted" mission.

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