New ZealandNew mayor plagiarises Obama speechNew Westland Mayor Bruce Smith, only a week into the job, has been caught out after delivering a speech using the plagiarised words of the US President.08 Nov 02:29 AM
New ZealandSecond world award for West Coast authorWest Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.08 Nov 02:03 AM
New ZealandWork begins to repair Hokitika spit erosionEmergency works to reclaim the Hokitika spit, which is rapidly being eroded by the sea, are set to start this week.02 Nov 04:08 AM
New ZealandTaser use 'disproportionate, unjustified'The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that using the Taser on the man was a breach of policy, and that policy should be reviewed.25 Oct 10:30 PM
New ZealandLabour Day weather: What to expectLong weekenders rejoice - the sun is set to continue for the majority of the country over Labour Weekend.22 Oct 04:00 PM
KahuPounamu-carving school proposedA partnership agreement was signed yesterday as delegates of the Chinese Government group were hosted in Hokitika for the day.18 Oct 02:05 AM
New ZealandBloody rampage haunts CoastConstable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.16 Oct 07:20 PM
New ZealandTeen's drink death: Parents forgivenessThe mother of a 17-year-old boy who died after drinking heavily says she has no resentment towards his older friend who supplied him alcohol.16 Oct 05:02 AM
New ZealandBloody rampage haunts CoastIt 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.13 Oct 07:48 PM
New ZealandNZ's infamous French hitchhiker: Good guy, bad day?Frustrated Frenchman who made international headlines after being stranded in Punakaiki for four days has left vastly different impressions on his travels.20 Sep 10:27 PM
EntertainmentFormer Hokitika woman wins Emmy AwardFormer Hokitika woman Michelle Blok picked up an Emmy at the recent 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles.16 Sep 04:23 AM
New ZealandStatue 'facing wrong way' in HokitikaThe 102-year-old Pioneer Statue, re-sited this week in Hokitika, is now facing a different direction than the original.16 Sep 02:22 AM
TravelHokitika: West Coast WalkwayKim Knight felt the fear (and then walked it off) on a six-hour side-trip to Hokitika.11 Sep 04:16 AM
New ZealandPair allegedly burn stolen goods to keep warmTwo rental cars were broken into and $25,000 worth of cash and property stolen at Hokitika Gorge on Saturday.15 Aug 04:46 AM
New ZealandA town of gold, greed and murderWho We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Hokitika in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandJoyride costs seal pup its lifeDOC had to shoot a fur seal pup after someone put it on the back of a motorbike while skylarking on the Hokitika beach04 Jul 05:09 AM
New ZealandHelicopter operator back in businessSouth Westland's biggest helicopter operator is expected to be back in the air early this week after being grounded for a month.28 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandWettest May ever for West CoastThe area has just endured its wettest May ever, smashing a 139-year-old record.30 May 03:19 AM
New ZealandRare skink appears to be making a comebackSearchers looking just north of Hokitika for one of the rarest vertebrate animals in the country have struck gold.03 May 04:07 AM
New ZealandWildfoods Festival a roaring successThis year's Wildfoods Festival has been a roaring success, finishing with a $20,000 surplus.27 Apr 03:46 AM
New ZealandClean-up begins after Hokitika blazeStaff of Signlink Graphics in Hokitika were in clean-up mode this morning after a blaze that took firefighters more than two hours to extinguish.04 Mar 07:07 AM
New ZealandLarge blaze in HokitikaThe fire's broken out in the Signlink Graphics building on Weld Street.03 Mar 06:06 AM
New ZealandPolice name kayaker who died on Whitcombe RiverA 20-year-old who died after getting into difficulties while kayaking on a gorge south of Hokitika has been named.02 Mar 08:43 PM
New ZealandStudents take classes around town after fireWestland High School students and staff were back in a school routine yesterday, although not from the actual school premises, which remain cordoned off following the fire.16 Feb 01:35 AM
New ZealandExtreme drinking: Underage teen diesA 17-year-old Hokitika twin has died after drinking heavily at a party on the West Coast.15 Feb 04:14 AM
New ZealandToxic smoke from Hokitika school firePolice are warning people to stay away from the area near school on fire due to toxic smoke.08 Feb 12:43 AM
New ZealandBell from decommissioned ferry presented at maraeTe Runanga o Ngati Waewae has welcomed the bell to its Arahura Marae north of Hokitika.15 Dec 10:19 AM
New ZealandChristmas spirit hits Ho-Ho-HokitikaDon Neale, as his "mischievous pirate" alter ego, the Red Moki from Hoki, stands by a festive Hokitika town entrance sign yesterday.11 Dec 06:00 AM
New ZealandFire at flats treated as suspiciousAn early morning fire which ripped through a vacant block of flats in Hokitika is being treated as arson.20 Oct 02:47 AM
New ZealandHokitika Holiday Park to make way for parking siteThe Hokitika Holiday Park, purchased last year by Westland Milk Products, will be bowled to make way for further expansion of the dairy factory site.04 Sep 09:32 AM
New ZealandSchool fire investigatedFire investigators were today sifting through the charred remains of a classroom block gutted by fire at Hari Hari early last night.28 Aug 03:13 AM
New ZealandMan in court for allegedly threatening to killA Hokitika man arrested in Hokitika overnight for allegedly threatening to kill and threatening to injure with intent to frighten a family member appeared in Westport District Court today.27 Aug 03:13 AM
New ZealandFood stolen from Hokitika homeAn intruder made off with meat and stewed fruit after breaking into a Hokitika address on Saturday.24 Aug 02:44 AM
