Woman guilty of threatening neighbour with pineapple-sized rock
A Greymouth woman who threatened her neighbour with a rock the size of a pineapple on Christmas Eve has been convicted in the Greymouth District Court.
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Bumper post-Covid crowd tipped for Ag Fest
Bumper post-Covid crowd tipped for Ag Fest
More than 400 stalls and a possible crowd of 20,000 are set to make West Coast Ag Fest in four weeks' time the biggest post-Covid mass gathering in the South Island.
Grant for theatre work welcomed
Grant for theatre work welcomed
Work is about to start on long-awaited improvements to Reefton’s community theatre, courtesy of the Provincial Growth Fund.
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
The Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust is planning a demonstration outside The Press Election Debate in Christchurch tonight, again aimed at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
Ex-Gloriavale residents to protest outside leaders' debate
The Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust is planning a demonstration outside The Press Election Debate in Christchurch tonight, again aimed at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
New district plan may allow smaller sections
New district plan may allow smaller sections
Planners working on subdivision rules for the Te Tai o Poutini Plan are suggesting a new zone for medium density housing for the West Coast, with sections sizes as small as 200sq m.
Whitebaiters a welcome boost
Whitebaiters a welcome boost
The population of Haast has doubled as whitebaiters pour back in, giving a welcome boost after the economy was ravaged by the post-Covid loss of international tourists.
Cemetery crashman convicted
Cemetery crashman convicted
A drug-fuelled man who was ejected from his vehicle in a high-speed crash outside the Gladstone Cemetery was told in the Greymouth District Court yesterday he was lucky he did not end up dead.
Fire badly damages West Coast dairy
Fire badly damages West Coast dairy
The owner of a Reefton dairy has been left distressed after a major fire broke out, severely damaging his property.
Fire badly damages West Coast dairy
Fire badly damages West Coast dairy
The owner of a Reefton dairy has been left distressed after a major fire broke out, severely damaging his property.
No parole for man who supplied weapon
No parole for man who supplied weapon
The man who supplied the rifle used in the murder of Greymouth mother Hayley Williams three years ago has been denied parole.
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
The loader driven by one of the two men to survive the Pike River Mine explosion 10 years ago, was pulled out of the drift this week by the Pike River Recovery Agency underground team.
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
Loader driven by Pike River survivor recovered
The loader driven by one of the two men to survive the Pike River Mine explosion 10 years ago, was pulled out of the drift this week by the Pike River Recovery Agency underground team.
Armed offenders squad 'doesn’t appeal to a lot of women'
Armed offenders squad 'doesn’t appeal to a lot of women'
Tasers, pepper spray, gas masks and firearms are daily tools of the trade for 24-year-old armed offenders squad member Jess Lacy.
‘It doesn’t appeal to a lot of women’: AOS member
‘It doesn’t appeal to a lot of women’: AOS member
Tasers, pepper spray, gas masks and firearms are daily tools of the trade for Greymouth 24-year-old Jess Lacy.
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
The 'no vacancy' signs were lit up throughout Greymouth last night, as moteliers reaped the benefit of a revitalised TranzAlpine train and a school holiday boost from domestic tourists.
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
No vacancy in Greymouth as TranzAlpine returns
The 'no vacancy' signs were lit up throughout Greymouth last night, as moteliers reaped the benefit of a revitalised TranzAlpine train and a school holiday boost from domestic tourists.
$90m government boost for West Coast
$90m government boost for West Coast
A $90 million boost is about to be announced for the West Coast, on top of $7 million given yesterday to create a boat repair hub in Greymouth, and a bulk export precinct in Westport.
Chopper numbers drop as tourism shrinks
Chopper numbers drop as tourism shrinks
Fourteen fewer helicopters are flying on the West Coast, as tourism businesses hunker down and try to ride out the effects of the collapse of international tourism because of Covid-19.
111 calls unanswered after daughter collapses
111 calls unanswered after daughter collapses
A West Coast man's calls to 111 went unanswered at the weekend as he frantically tried to get an ambulance for his daughter who had collapsed.