Fire crews responding to blaze at old Inangahua Arms Hotel in Reefton
Fire crews are at the scene of a large fire in Reefton this morning.
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Pike River Recovery Agency officials remain tight-lipped.
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Police had prepared for violent clashes.
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South Island's rail network took a battering.
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Shocking number of cases over the last decade.
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We can't call it a 'one-in-100 year' event, but can say climate change likely contributed.
Canterbury flooding: Rail network takes a battering
KiwiRail boss says repairs will take days.
Iwi step in to avert coup at West Coast Regional Council
Four of the council's seven members were set to remove the chairman from the role.
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'An emotional time': West Coast community rocked by rafter's death
The man's body was found about 20km downstream of Griffin Flat.
Forest and Bird rejects council chair's 'conspiracy theory'
Chairman Allan Birchfield is set to lose the leadership at a meeting next Monday.
Snow for South Island, 'risks' for rest of NZ, as 'big low' looms
The southeasterly will bring snow to the South Island and dry spells for the West Coast.
A Moment In Crime: Herald podcast looks into Gloriavale sex abusers and secret community
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Search for missing rafter lost in Ahaura River enters day 2
Police received a report that a man had fallen from a raft on Sunday.
'Bullying behaviour': Leadership crisis at council could cost ratepayers
The council chief executive has been on leave for two weeks after he was stood down.
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See whether your region is among those best placed to witness the lunar display.
Gloriavale: Former members react to leadership's court claims
Formers members are pushing for a change of leadership.
Gloriavale unveiled: What life is really like inside controversial sect
A former member has launched legal action, pushing for a change of leadership.
Retreat from Pike River starting next week
The families of the 29 victims of the 2010 disaster were notified of the move on Friday.
'Almost broke me': 30 per cent rate rise divides council
All discussions about rate increases are being held in workshops closed to the public.
'I wish I never took her': 9-year-old was watching grandad whitebait before drowning
Emily Branje died after being swept out to sea in September 2019.
Gloriavale: Police remain on site at under-fire Christian community
Police remain on site at Gloriavale amid accusations of widespread abuse.
Man admits indecently assaulting teenage boys at Gloriavale
21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sexual offending at Gloriavale Christian Community.
Covid: Some DHBs to vaccinate whole communities in one go
Some DHBs are sticking to the Government's schedule, others are going their own way.
The late John McCombe: Legendary snapper and a tremendous all-round guy
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Major DoC shake-up on cards? National raises questions after leak of documents
The draft document has a number of major recommendations that would shake up DoC.
Wet and wild: Mainland to be hit with rain, thunder, gale force winds
Rain, thunder, gale force winds and snow are forecast for the South Island.
Police, Oranga Tamariki conclude Gloriavale interviews
Police say they "are undertaking a comprehensive review of Gloriavale matters".
The West Coast town that got a new pub light after 150 years
Reefton has a rich heritage as a gold mining town.
One-way havoc: Retailers not convinced by trial in iconic Hokitika street
The trial, through Revell St was announced in February.
Local Focus: Te Pūwaha bonus for surfers
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The Daring returns home to Northland after 158 years
158-year-old wreckage of The Daring returns home.
Lost North Island trampers spend night in freezing West Coast bush
The group were intending to reach the Pfeifer Bivvy but found themselves kilometres away.
West Coast worker killed by solvent fumes, company fined $160K
The man was laying carpet in a Greymouth building when he died.