Mayors asked to name top six projects
West Coast mayors were yesterday given one week to come up with half a dozen key projects for the $1billion provincial growth fund.
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Restaurant's new owners can't wait to re-open
Restaurant's new owners can't wait to re-open
Jackson Bay landmark, The Craypot, has new owners who are itching to open this tourist season.
Building second tunnel option for Pike re-entry
Building second tunnel option for Pike re-entry
Driving a second tunnel into the Pike River Mine to act as an escapeway during the impending re-entry of the drift tunnel remains on the cards.
Doc seeks harsher penalties over whitebait
Doc seeks harsher penalties over whitebait
Doc has asked a Greymouth court for harsher penalties for those caught breaching the whitebait regulations, saying the fishery is "under threat" and offending on the rise.
Escapeway tunnel an option at Pike River
Escapeway tunnel an option at Pike River
Driving a second tunnel into the Pike River mine to act as an escapeway during the impending re-entry of the drift tunnel remains on the cards.
Polytech staff to be consulted over changes
Polytech staff to be consulted over changes
Tai Poutini Polytechnic is set to consult staff on potential changes to the organisational structure of the deeply troubled Greymouth polytechnic.
Life sentence for shooting West Coast mum
Life sentence for shooting West Coast mum
The "cold-blooded" murderer who executed a pleading mother at point-blank range while seven children were hiding inside her Greymouth home, has been jailed for life and must serve at least 17 years.
Mayors meet after tourism funding pulled
Mayors meet after tourism funding pulled
The West Coast mayors were to meet urgently today to figure out a way forward for Tourism West Coast, which has lost a quarter of its funding and more under threat.
Over 100 'sightings' of extinct bird
Over 100 'sightings' of extinct bird
Eighteen months after a $10,000 reward was posted for evidence the South Island kokako is not extinct, over 100 possible encounters have been reported and the Reefton area is now top of the list.
Greymouth teen heading to world champs
Greymouth teen heading to world champs
Champion teenage Greymouth mountain runner Ben Williams has been named in the New Zealand team for the World Championships to be held in Europe this September.
WMP shareholder payout expected to rise next season
WMP shareholder payout expected to rise next season
Westland Milk Products today lifted its predicted payout from $6.75 to $7.20 per kilogram of milk solids for next season.
Reports of cats being decapitated, put on train tracks
Reports of cats being decapitated, put on train tracks
Greymouth police are taking seriously claims that cats are being killed, decapitated and placed on railway tracks in the Paroa area.
Man denies receiving pilfered possum skins
Man denies receiving pilfered possum skins
A man alleged to have received possum skins stolen from a North Island company in September 2016 is defending charges in the Greymouth District Court this week.
Weekly newspaper bought by Greymouth Star Co
Weekly newspaper bought by Greymouth Star Co
The Greymouth Evening Star Company Ltd has added the Kaikoura Star newspaper to its portfolio, which includes the Hokitika Guardian and West Coast Messenger.
Fonterra approach farmers to switch from WMP
Fonterra approach farmers to switch from WMP
Fonterra has again approached Westland Milk Products suppliers to switch loyalties with the promise of better returns.
Mine re-entry experts paid nearly $3k a day
Several mine re-entry experts paid nearly $3000 a day
Some of the experts flown into Greymouth last month for a planning week on the Pike River Mine re-entry were paid just shy of $3000 a day.
Hypothermic hiker ignored warnings
Hypothermic hiker ignored warnings
A young German woman who ignored warnings from other walkers last night was found with hypothermia in the Franz Josef Glacier Valley.
Bid to suppress mention of scouts abandoned
Bid to suppress mention of scouts abandoned
Scouting New Zealand today abandoned its bid to have references to the scouts permanently suppressed after a former Hokitika scout leader was jailed on Friday for numerous sex charges.
Scout leader who groomed teens unmasked
Scout leader who groomed teens unmasked
A scout leader who admitted six charges including sexual grooming and making objectionable publications has been unmasked.
Teens pepper sprayed after drunken spree
Teens pepper sprayed after drunken spree
A 19-year-old woman from Nelson Creek and a 17-year-old girl from Hokitika were pepper-sprayed in the forecourt of the Hokitika BP service station on Tuesday night following a drunken spree through the town centre.