New ZealandAir NZ plane windscreen cracks during flightThe Hokitika-Christchurch flight dropped altitude over the Southern Alps.06 Nov 06:43 AM
New ZealandNine lives lost in horror weekendThe road toll includes a young couple in love, a mother and daughter and a teen boy.09 Oct 07:32 AM
New Zealand1941 shootings: Police victims honoured at new venueThe 1941 Stan Graham shootings remain the greatest single loss of police in New Zealand.27 Sep 03:26 AM
New ZealandFuture of Ban 1080 Party in the balanceThe future of the Ban 1080 Party will be reassessed after an abysmal result on Saturday.25 Sep 02:44 AM
New ZealandFire at old psychiatric hospital siteHokitika building "well ablaze" and fire took more than an hour to bring under control.22 Sep 07:04 PM
New ZealandTeen's heroics save children from frozen river wreckBoys were at risk of drowning in wrecked car or being swept away by swift river.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhitebaiters primed for season openingWest Coast Whitebaiters have their nets ready for the season opening tomorrow morning.31 Aug 03:13 AM
New ZealandSchool shut half its students out of NCEAWithdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.15 Aug 07:07 AM
New ZealandExplosive letter: School a 'toxic environment'Westland High School's students have declared a lack of confidence in senior leaders.24 Jun 10:20 PM
New ZealandGari the penguin takes flightAfter defying the odds, Gari, a Fiordland Crested Penguin, will make Australia home.02 May 11:55 PM
New ZealandHokitika men escape fiery microlight crashTwo Hokitika men had a lucky escape from a fiery microlight crash on Saturday.24 Apr 02:46 AM
New ZealandWet weather ruins rugby fieldCass Square took a hammering from two recent big events in the rain.28 Mar 01:25 AM
New ZealandWildfoods Festival sees attendance slumpPoor weather may have contributed to 11 per cent slip.16 Mar 01:24 AM
BusinessCake decorator's water contracts on holdTwo contracts for $401k were awarded to a firm which also got an $8.5m contract for a plant at Franz Josef.15 Mar 08:17 PM
Banking and financeGreymouth Credit Union to close, alongside other South Island branchesCredit Union South has confirmed the closure of its last West Coast branch, in Greymouth, from the end of the month.08 Mar 01:53 AM
New ZealandSerious Fraud Office raid on WDC stafferA Westland District Council staff member is at the centre of an SFO probe.22 Feb 07:47 AM
BusinessJobs cuts feared at Hokitika dairy factoryJobs are expected to go at the Hokitika dairy factory as Westland Milk Products starts a company-wide review.12 Feb 10:00 PM
New ZealandCoast local govt review 'waste of money'The Local Government Commission's review of the structure of local government on the West Coast is a "complete waste of money", says Westland Mayor Bruce Smith.01 Feb 03:36 AM
New ZealandSalmonella Dub main act for Wildfoods FestWest Coast-born New Zealand reggae-roots band Salmonella Dub has been named as the headline act for the Wildfoods Festival in March.30 Jan 05:32 AM
New ZealandCoast weather bomb: Worst after midnightThe worst of the West Coast's wet weather should be over by dawn tomorrow, says Hokitika weather observer Mark Crompton.18 Jan 01:59 AM
New ZealandReplica of Seddon homestead for West Coast?A museum replica of the Seddon family homestead that once stood in Kumara has been suggested for the historic site.16 Jan 02:21 AM
TourismFloating Golf Challenge in full swing on West CoastA Hari Hari woman has branched into tourism with a "floating golf" challenge at the man-made Ross Lake, in the historic Westland gold town.10 Jan 02:03 AM
New ZealandWest Coast rains supreme as wettest spot in NZThe West Coast has held on to its dubious record as the wettest place in New Zealand, albeit in the Southern Alps.09 Jan 01:41 AM
New ZealandAssault charge after man smashed over head with beer mugVictim was allegedly struck around the side of the head with a heavy drinking vessel after argument between friends.06 Jan 02:11 AM
New ZealandWeather forecast: West Coast set for another wet weekThere is so far no end in sight to the bad summer weather being experienced on the West Coast.05 Jan 03:17 AM
New ZealandSunny Christmas for Hokitika in wettest yearHokitika will see out one of its wettest years in 150 years of records, with the equivalent of two months of additional rain.23 Dec 02:03 AM
New ZealandWarm, wet, wild: 2016's extreme weatherThere was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.20 Dec 01:59 AM
New ZealandFranz Josef township quake zone droppedAfter six years of uncertainty, the Westland District Council yesterday dropped the controversial "fault rupture avoidance zone" that divided Franz Josef Glacier township.16 Dec 01:59 AM
KahuTumahai takes Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu reinsHokitika woman Lisa Tumahai yesterday stepped into the top role of the billion-dollar Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.14 Dec 01:42 AM
New ZealandHistoric Richard Seddon tree set to be felledHeritage New Zealand is working to have a decaying tree felled from the historic site of the Seddon family home, in Kumara.09 Dec 02:21 AM
New ZealandWaitaha River scheme decision by mid-2017A decision on whether the Department of Conservation will allow the Waitaha River power scheme will be made by mid-2017.09 Dec 01:48 AM
New ZealandWater watch at tourist townsWater supply levels in both Franz Josef and Fox Glacier are being monitored as the tourist season ramps up again.08 Dec 01:44 AM
New ZealandWaitaha power scheme opposition mountsSubmissions from all over New Zealand have poured in opposing Westpower's Waitaha River power scheme, forcing a four-day hearing in Hokitika next week.02 Dec 02:59 AM
New ZealandStatue gives engineer sinking feelingHokitika's relocated Pioneer Statue is back in the news again.09 Nov 02:29 AM
