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Dignitaries and descendants at the Brunner Mine site on Thursday morning. PHOTO: ALLAN GIBSON

NZ’s worst industrial disaster marked

The 125th anniversary of the Brunner Mine disaster has been marked quietly with a prayer ceremony and wreath-laying, just metres away from the portal from which the bodies of 65 men and boys were pulled after the 1896 explosion.

Refusal to use windblown trees a ‘missed opportunity’

Work under way on the slip at Mt Hercules, north of Franz Josef. Photo: NZTA

Refusal to use windblown trees a ‘missed opportunity’

A bill to allow logging companies to harvest native trees blown over in storms failed in Parliament on Wednesday night, after Labour MPs refused to support it.

Tranz Alpine timetable clipped back

The daily TranzAlpine service has been suspended. Photo: Philip Somerville

Tranz Alpine timetable clipped back

KiwiRail has confirmed the Tranz Alpine will only run on Thursdays and Fridays between May and October.

Train lifeline for West Coast could be curbed

Train lifeline for West Coast could be curbed

The TranzAlpine passenger train looks set to run over winter - but possibly only two days a week - and not on the weekend.

Train lifeline for West Coast could be curbed

The TranzAlpine passenger train looks set to run over winter - but possibly only two days a week - and not on the weekend.

Easy solution to keep vandas alive

A blooming purple vanda Joaquin potted flower. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Easy solution to keep vandas alive

James Wong shares a simple trick for growing a tricky orchid.

No ambulance available for emergency

No ambulance available for emergency

Bystanders had to put a man in the back of a ute yesterday when an ambulance failed to arrive after he collapsed in his vehicle outside Greymouth New World, near Te Nikau Hospital.

Millions for predator eradication

Franz Josef township is hurting from the collapse of international tourism caused by Covid-19 and...

Millions for predator eradication

New Zealand’s largest predator project, costing a record $45million, was launched yesterday at Franz Josef Glacier.

Scenic to keep 8-10 staff on at closed hotels

SCENIC Hotel Group says it will keep up to 10 staff employed to look after its four glacier hotels, which are about to be mothballed for at least a year.

Gloriavale finances up in new accounts

The Gloriavale Christian Community. Photo: ODT files

Gloriavale finances up in new accounts

Gloriavale Christian Community has reported a surplus of $2.78 million, almost $1 million more than the previous year.

Glacier town rescue hope

A deserted Franz Josef main street. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Glacier town rescue hope

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash will be in Franz Josef next Tuesday where he will see a town fighting for its survival, writes Laura Mills.

Woman punched, kicked in head in roadside assault

A woman sustained serious injuries in a violent roadside assault in Greymouth before her alleged attacker attempted to flee.

Dogs die, man flees early morning fire on West Coast

Dogs die, man flees early morning fire on West Coast

Two dogs died and a man fled for his life after a devastating fire ripped through two houses in Runanga early on Sunday.

Drak happy to be your everyday vampire

Drak decided when he was 5 years old that he wanted horns. PICTURE: ROSE O’CONNOR

Drak happy to be your everyday vampire

Many Westport people may be familiar with the face of Drak, the town's resident "vampire", complete with implanted horns and fangs, but few may know his story.

Dogs die, man flees early morning fire in Runanga

Two dogs died and a man fled for his life after a devastating fire ripped through two houses in Runanga early on Sunday.

Drak happy to be your everyday vampire

Many Westport people may be familiar with the face of Drak, the town's resident "vampire", complete with implanted horns and fangs, but few may know his story.

Franz Josef, Fox 'heading for rock bottom'

The populations of both Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier are shrinking. Photo: ODT files

Franz Josef, Fox 'heading for rock bottom'

Glacier towns that were welcoming up to a million visitors annually are withering in the Covid world and will have to create a future away from tourism in order to survive.

Franz Josef, Fox 'heading for rock bottom'

Glacier towns that were welcoming up to a million visitors annually are withering in the Covid world and will have to create a future away from tourism in order to survive.

Climate reform worries mayors

West Coast mayors are compiling a hard-hitting report on the number of jobs in the region that would be put in jeopardy by climate change reform — including the possibility of losing the Tranz...

O’Connor, MBIE officials hear glacier towns’ pleas

West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor and a team of officials were at the glaciers yesterday to hear pleas for economic help for the desperate tourist towns, starved of international tourists.

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