The offender entered the store with a 50cm sword and stole cash before fleeing.

An activated GPS tracker spelled arrest for a troubled West Coast truck thief.

Video shows wooden pallets and a pair of spectacles were not burned after the explosion.

Man admits charges after ordering his dog to savagely attack publican in West Coast bar

Three lucky West Coast fishermen survived an early-morning liferaft ordeal in heavy seas.

A mayday call was set off as the fishing boat headed towards shore.

Tyke the tabby has not stopped purring since being found after a long two and a half years

Greymouth bar manager taken to hospital after man sets dog on him.

Vandals slashed the tyres of 30 vehicles in Greymouth, and carved up two sports fields.

Young man admitted supplying alcohol to Mitchell Heward who died after a drinking game.

There is more information yet to come to light about Pike River, a victim's mother says.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

A young rock climber who died tragically on Monday recently told of his love of climbing.

Police have released the name of a man who died after a crash near Greymouth on Thursday

A builder's apprentice died in an accident while repiling a bach.

A young man died in an incident while repiling a house on Oneone Rd, Harihari.

18-year-old builder killed in workplace accident on remote West Coast property.

Convicted sex offender Brent John Carpenter living at controversial Gloriavale commune.

The train's recent buyer only interested in the land it sits on the head of Lake Wakatipu.

Police joined with local search, rescue volunteers at first light looking for the man.

The bird was thought extinct until 2013 when sightings prompted it to be reclassified.

Cass Square took a hammering from two recent big events in the rain.

St John volunteers in shock after station put on the market without their knowledge.

The $410,000 water contracts are on hold for now amid questions about the company.

At a special meeting, only the mayor opposed allowing shops to open for commerce.

Poor weather may have contributed to 11 per cent slip.

Two contracts for $401k were awarded to a firm which also got an $8.5m contract for a plant at Franz Josef.

The Grey District Council has voted to allow Easter Sunday trading.

A man has been charged with indecent assault at a makeshift Wildfoods Festival campground in Hokitika.

"What I saw was beyond a joke. I ran out on to the road waving my arms and yelling, trying to get them to stop."