Constable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.

It was 75 years ago this month that West Coast farmer Stanley Graham killed for the first time. A total of seven people would be dead before he was caught.

The West Coast rugby player who underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing straight after a Heartland Championship match against

A Westport driver caught driving while disqualified for the 15th time has been sentenced to Community detention, supervision and community work in lieu of disqualification.

The skipper of a commercial fishing boat admitted failing to scare seabirds away and may have cost his employer his vessel.

A family escaped a blaze in their two-storey Greymouth home.

A West Coast cage fighter who was arrested for assault and then left in handcuffs for more than eight hours was not treated with humanity, the police watchdog has found.

A house fire in Franklin St yesterday afternoon, caused by a faulty washing machine, would have been far worse were it not for working smoke alarms.

A Government-initiated study has recommended fuller investigation "to clarify once and for all" if the Haast to Hollyford Road is viable.

Frustrated French hitchhiker ended up in handcuffs after road signs were hurled into the Punakaiki River and locals were abused.

Two young men have been charged with supplying alcohol to a minor in relation to the tragic death of a Hokitika teenager following an alcohol-fuelled party.

A man was taken to hospital after being beaten up with a baseball bat outside a South Island cemetery.

A West Coast woman convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old boy and jailed for three years can now be named.

Passengers on both the Tranz Alpine and the visiting Silver Fern railcar faced travel disruptions today after a derailment at Omoto early this morning.

Charges stem from an incident involving two people who were collecting pounamu from the bed of the Arahura River, near man's home at Milltown.

It was slim pickings for Greymouth whitebaiter Peter Almond on the Grey River this morning.

Police on lookout for cheeky criminals who took DIY to the next level .

A fire fighter was lowered into the natural limestone shaft - just 40cm wide - to rescue Middy who had been missing since Saturday.

Wild weather yesterday aggravated coastal erosion at Cobden, with the car park at Jellyman Park now closed as a precaution due to the encroaching sea.

A West Coast woman is in custody after being found guilty of 11 charges involving sexual offences against her stepson.

St John had only about half the number of volunteers it needed to ensure a frontline ambulance crew on West Coast.

Pokemon players could provide the police with vital information after a robbery in central Greymouth.

DOC had to shoot a fur seal pup after someone put it on the back of a motorbike while skylarking on the Hokitika beach

The first six months of 2016 were set to be the warmest start to the year yet, based on data from seven weather stations, including Hokitika.

Andrew Durant was convicted of a charge of procuring other drugs, after being caught fossicking for magic mushrooms.

A witness to a shooting that shattered the Sunday afternoon peace described the surreal scene unfolding before his eyes as almost unbelievable.

A man whose alcohol addiction had "overwhelmed him" since the death of his wife, fell asleep drunk in the back of the Greymouth District Court

Man's sentencing completed after he had a chance to "sleep things off" during a night in the cells.

Advertisement in today's Greymouth Star states the Grey District Council "formally apologises" to Evan Jones Construction Ltd "for any distress it has caused".

A woman working on a farm owned by her father and stepmother was forced to leave after a heated argument.