Latest from Hokitika
Kiwi adventure camp operator charged after boy severely burned on school trip
Charges against the trust have been laid at Christchurch District Court.
Top chef urges shift to cheaper filter coffee as prices rise
Filter coffee demand rises; orders doubled in six months, major supplier says.
Hokitika boy’s harrowing burn injuries lead to WorkSafe charges against organisation
The 9-year-old-boy suffered severe burns in November last year.
‘Cowboy’ behind Wild West-themed attraction jailed over underground weed bunker
The drug operation was uncovered by the police after secret surveillance.
Corrections 'breakdown' contributed to woman's murder by paroled ‘psychopath’
Coroner makes extensive recommendations after 'preventable' murder of Chch woman.
'Sexual innuendo': Former mayoral candidate sent students inappropriate pictures
Latham Martin: 'I deny all allegations of a sexual or intimate nature with the boys'.
Fatal housefire: Ex-wife describes elderly victim as ‘an incredible man’
Henry Matawai-Russel died tragically in his Hokitika home after a fire broke out.
Mayor speaks out after 'tragic' fatal Hokitika house fire
The person was found unresponsive inside the home when emergency services arrived.
'Lucky to be alive': Man found after 48 hours in the bush with no locator beacon
Search and rescue said the man's actions are a textbook example of what not to do.
'Emotions running high' : Person bottled, another hit by shovel after Hokitika rugby final
Police are 'disappointed' in the behaviour that unfolded following a local rugby final.
'A pain in the butt with purpose': Scooter safari to cross Southern Alps
They’ll be covering the 250km from Christchurch to Hokitika - on 50cc mopeds.
Westland Milk posts big lift in net profit
Westland operator has had big success with Costco.
Inside Cowboy Paradise: 'The lost city of the Wild West' and the underground cannabis bunker
Beneath a shipping container on a 700ha property was a sophisticated cannabis operation.
Cover of darkness: Details emerge of cops' night raid on alleged underground weed bunker
Wild West-themed Cowboy Paradise owner denies secret drugs operation.
Where the wild things are: Locusts, crickets and balls of all kinds on the menu
Explore the crunchy, wriggly, bizarre kai at this year's Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika.
'Hardcase': Rookie axeman needs parental sign-off at Rural Games
'Cutting firewood with an axe has been my after-school job for as long as I can remember.'
Chinese national killed in West Coast house bus fire
A Chinese national was killed in the blaze.
One dead in house bus fire on West Coast
Emergency services attended the incident in Westland at 4am.
West Coast state of emergency lifted, SH6 reopens
The region prepared for what was expected to be torrential downpours overnight.
Watch: State of emergency declared from Hokitika to Haast as West Coast weather intensifies
A heavy rain red warning is in place for Westland until Saturday morning.
Wilderness Trail turns 10: Cycle route that revolutionised the West Coast
Build it and they will cycle.
West Coast’s rental market 'worst it’s ever been'
'I’ve never seen it like this before - it’s the worst it’s ever been.'
Country music legend rushed to hospital
Country muso rushed to hospital, minutes before he was due to take the stage.
China's Westland Milk posts $120m profit turnaround
Company hits billion-dollar revenue mark for the first time.
Lightning strikes over South Island as rain drenches coast
MetService lifted a severe thunderstorm watch for Westland and part of Fiordland.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 10 of the worst tropical cyclones to hit NZ
Ex-tropical cyclones have wrought havoc in NZ. Here's 10 of the worst.
Hokitika teenager arrested for supplying MDMA
The arrest follows the execution of search warrants in the area this morning.