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.
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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.
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.
Call to rename Greymouth
Call to rename Greymouth
Calls to rename Greymouth are back in the news, this time because of worldwide unrest over historic figures with a dark past.
Call to rename Greymouth
Call to rename Greymouth
Calls to rename Greymouth are back in the news, this time because of worldwide unrest over historic figures with a dark past.
Court no-shows from lawyer and defendant
Court no-shows from lawyer and defendant
The defended hearing of a former Greymouth man facing drugs and firearms charges, took an unusual turn with his lawyer in the Greymouth District Court this week.
West Coast businesses hit hard to pandemic
West Coast businesses hit hard to pandemic
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the West Coast economy has been laid bare by Development West Coast in a frank survey, which shows businesses cutting staff numbers and others preparing to...
Significant natural areas research funds sought
Significant natural areas research funds sought
The council team working on a combined district plan for the West Coast will ask the Government for funding to research significant natural areas (SNAs).
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
A group of tourism leaders has written to State-owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters urging a restart of the Tranz Alpine tourist train.
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
Tourism leaders urge restart of Tranz Alpine train
A group of West Coast tourism leaders has written to State-owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters urging a restart of the Tranz Alpine tourist train.
Four sudden deaths over long weekend
Four sudden deaths over long weekend
Four sudden deaths on the West Coast over the long weekend have been referred to the coroner, including one man whose body was found floating in the sea.
Four sudden deaths over long weekend
Four sudden deaths over long weekend
A family out fishing on Saturday made the chance discovery of the body of a man floating in the sea off Point Elizabeth.
Body of Dunedin man found by family out fishing
Body of Dunedin man found by family out fishing
A local family out fishing made the shocking discovery a body in the sea off Point Elizabeth, near Greymouth on Saturday