New ZealandHunt on for West Coast CEOsThe West Coast is about to get a slew of new chief executives in key roles, with interest from overseas in the top ranking positions.02 May 05:58 AM
New ZealandWoman claims win over ACC after 13 yearsA Greymouth woman has beaten the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) following botched surgery 13 years ago.22 Apr 05:09 AM
New ZealandCorn too 'jucy' for touristsAn apparent taste for corn by a group of tourists travelling through the West Coast in Jucy Rental vehicles has resulted in them being dobbed into police.11 Apr 04:02 AM
New ZealandFiremen need training over suicidesFire chief calls for more training for firefighters who are generally not prepared for the emotions they find when dealing with suicides.06 Apr 07:34 AM
New ZealandTeam effort saves rugby league playerBrad Houston was walking back to halfway after his side scored a try against Cobden-Kohinoor when he dropped to the ground.05 Apr 07:57 PM
New ZealandPensioner told he faces life in prisonThe Blaketown pensioner charged with trafficking cocaine into Australia has been told he faces life in prison.23 Mar 04:12 AM
New ZealandArrested pensioner is a retired bee keeperA pensioner arrested in Perth for importing cocaine is a retired West Coast beekeeper who used to sell honey outside the Greymouth library.11 Mar 11:06 PM
New ZealandPensioner charged with importing cocaineA Kiwi pensioner is in a maximum security prison in Western Australia charged with importing cocaine.11 Mar 04:09 AM
New ZealandWife charged with kidnapping husbandA Karamea woman charged with kidnapping and resisting arrest allegedly locked her former husband in a shipping container, a Greymouth District Court jury heard yesterday.02 Mar 02:34 AM
New ZealandDrunk teen spends night in cellA drunk 14-year-old boy spent the night in the care of the Greymouth police after they found him in a "very intoxicated" state in Cobden.05 Feb 02:03 AM
New ZealandMan charged with toddler's murderThe family of a Greymouth toddler are relieved after a man was arrested for his murder.20 Jan 12:23 AM
New ZealandMan admits assault on French touristsDillon Tucker, 28, had denied the charges but changed his plea before a defended hearing was about to start in the Greymouth District Court.12 Jan 09:22 AM
BusinessToppled rimu logs heading to AucklandA Greymouth logging contractor has been busy retrieving selected rimu logs toppled by Cyclone Ita in April last year, that landed more or less on his doorstep.09 Dec 02:00 AM
New ZealandSex charges trial adjourned indefinitelyAlthough a new trial date was yet to be set, Greymouth lawyer Marcus Zintl said it would probably be in early 2016.03 Dec 09:56 AM
New ZealandNZ's biggest petroleum application madeTexas-based company has applied to prospect 1.6 million square kilometres offshore of New Zealand - including off the West Coast.03 Dec 09:15 AM
New ZealandPike River buildings dismantledDepartment of Conservation waits to resume ownership of the Pike River Mine.09 Nov 02:53 AM
New ZealandAgitated driver jumps into milk tankerA 52-year-old Christchurch man on the run from police after reports of dangerous driving, forced a Westland Milk Products tanker to stop at Dobson on Saturday evening.09 Nov 02:37 AM
New ZealandMan locks partner in boot of carA Franz Josef Glacier man yesterday apologised to his partner for the way he treated her as he pleaded guilty to a raft of assault charges.21 Oct 03:33 AM
New ZealandWrong way: Dash cam captures bad drivingA man who says he has seen so many bad driving incidents he decided to install a dash-mounted camera, spotted a rental car driving on the wrong side of the road.19 Oct 02:05 AM
New ZealandToddler's death: No arrest six months onAlmost six months after the death of 15-month-old Cobden toddler Leith Hutchison, police have yet to wind up an investigation or make an arrest.08 Oct 05:04 AM
New ZealandFireworks thrown under motorhome"Incendiary devices", namely fireworks, thrown under a campervan parked at Westport's North Beach are not "the welcome mat" the town wants to present to visitors.08 Oct 04:53 AM
New Zealand'Aggressive drunk' league captain avoids jailWest Coast Rugby League captain Adrian Rodney Loe was labelled an "aggressive and unpleasant drunk" by a judge for head-butting a man at the pub.07 Oct 08:38 PM
New ZealandConvicted farmer escorted from courtroomDonald McKenzie Harcourt appeared for sentence in Greymouth District Court on animal welfare charges, dating back to 2012, relating to his Crooked River farm.02 Oct 05:06 AM
New ZealandMan who filmed cat torture spared jailJason Dale Rowling, 27, was yesterday sentenced in the Greymouth District Court to 200 hours of community work for wilful ill-treatment of an animal.02 Oct 01:45 AM
New ZealandCourt delay 'a complete and utter waste of time' - JudgeA District Court judge has slapped down a pending case against KiwiRail over alleged poisonous fumes in a South Island after the state-owned enterprise sought a hearing to dispute some of the facts.29 Sep 08:28 AM
New ZealandFarmer defending Animal Welfare Act chargesA West Coast farmer had his milk supply contract cancelled after Westland Milk Products learned he was subject to an animal welfare investigation, a court was told.29 Sep 08:28 AM
New ZealandGreymouth firefighters kept busy over weekendGreymouth firefighters had little time to rest at the weekend, fielding nine calls from Friday afternoon until early today.28 Sep 08:30 AM
New ZealandWandering dogs causing problems in GreymouthA fox terrier came off second best in Blaketown yesterday when it took on a much larger dog.21 Sep 02:16 AM
New ZealandMother, daughter sentencedIt was a case of like mother like daughter in the Greymouth District Court yesterday as two members of the same family were convicted of shoplifting.11 Sep 03:17 AM
New ZealandMan jailed over stolen goodsA Blaketown man who was convicted of receiving thousands of dollars of goods from a series of burglaries around Greymouth, was yesterday jailed for nine months.08 Sep 02:54 AM
New ZealandMan drives 80km to make a phone callA West Coast man made the trip after an ongoing phone problem worsened, leaving people in parts of South Westland with intermittent phone coverage.03 Sep 09:26 AM
New ZealandWhitebaiters escape gassingTwo whitebaiters managed to escape a West Coast bach that was silently filling with gas yesterday morning.31 Aug 06:06 AM
New ZealandUnprovoked attack on father and sonA father and son were knocked out in an unprovoked attack outside the Recreation Hotel in Greymouth on Saturday night.31 Aug 04:32 AM
New ZealandFishermen pull in monster 330kg tuna"It was like hooking a hook on an angus bull and slapping it on the backside."24 Aug 02:23 AM
