BusinessWest Coast vying for Government fundingBacker believes the Coast was in a "pretty strong position" to gain the funding.23 Mar 03:45 AM
New ZealandAnother sighting of missing womanPolice have confirmed a second sighting of missing Westport woman Leanne Ryall on Friday.22 Mar 01:52 AM
New ZealandTourist numbers on the West Coast explodeThere has been a "monster" increase in visitors at Franz Josef Glacier.22 Mar 12:54 AM
New ZealandCrash just outside cop's doorstepI have never had a crash happen so close ... that I just had to walk outside.21 Mar 11:46 PM
New ZealandStoat carnage stalls crested penguin studyStoats ate almost every chick and egg in a Fiordland crested penguin research project.21 Mar 03:37 AM
New ZealandMissing mother: Active searches suspendedPolice have suspended active searches for missing Westport mother Leanne Ryall.21 Mar 02:42 AM
New ZealandRain forecast for the weekendEnjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.20 Mar 05:21 PM
New ZealandConcerns for missing West Coast womanWestport woman Leanne Ryall was last seen at her home early yesterday morning.17 Mar 11:11 PM
New ZealandSpanish tourist missing on West CoastAdrian Vega Leiros was due back in Westport 11 days ago.17 Mar 05:39 PM
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
New ZealandSun to dominate country this weekendAutumn's cooler temperatures starting to settle in - but sunshine continues.15 Mar 07:36 PM
New ZealandGrey District to allow Easter tradingThe Grey District Council has voted to allow Easter Sunday trading.14 Mar 08:33 AM
New ZealandWest Coast cannabis haul plummetsThis year's annual cannabis operation on the Coast netted less than last year.14 Mar 08:19 AM
New ZealandWildfoods Fest: Indecent assault chargesA man has been charged with indecent assault at a makeshift Wildfoods Festival campground in Hokitika.13 Mar 01:39 AM
BusinessChinese investors court West CoastA delegation representing Chinese investors came to Hokitika last Thursday to meet the three Coast mayors.13 Mar 01:23 AM
New ZealandThousands of cannabis plants seizedPolice executed the search warrants in an effort to reduce social harm from drugs.13 Mar 12:44 AM
New ZealandLocal snatches tourists' car keys"What I saw was beyond a joke. I ran out on to the road waving my arms and yelling, trying to get them to stop."10 Mar 04:15 AM
New ZealandWest Coast school roll drops by 30%A small-town school has four empty classroom and has lost 80 students in four years following local job losses.08 Mar 03:11 AM
Media and marketingFor the first time in 60 years, newspaper doesn't publishFor the first time in more than 60 years, a small-town New Zealand newspaper could not print.08 Mar 02:28 AM
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 ZealandSouth Island kokako: Flood of reportsA bounty to confirm the South Island kokako is still alive has led to 40 possible encounters.03 Mar 04:01 AM
New ZealandToddler's shaking death: Caregiver jailedA caregiver who belatedly admitted causing the death of a toddler after shaking it so violently in frustration has been jailed five and a half years.02 Mar 02:01 AM
New ZealandBuller woman makes NZ rugby historyA Buller woman has become the first woman to head a rugby board in New Zealand.28 Feb 02:17 AM
New ZealandCall for maritime overhaul after FrancieA former owner of sunken vessel Francie says NZ risks another major boating tragedy if maritime rules are not overhauled.25 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWest Coast aftershocks' links to 1994GNS said it could be a delayed aftershock from 1994.24 Feb 01:03 AM
Freight and logisticsKingston Flyer has been soldA Queenstown consortium has bought historic steam train.23 Feb 02:01 AM
New ZealandMayors vote to replace DWC's John SturgeonDevelopment West Coast chairman John Sturgeon has had his term cut short by four months.22 Feb 08:28 AM
New ZealandStrange lights: Witness comes forwardAnother witness has reported seeing strange lights over Greymouth last week.22 Feb 08:11 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
New Zealand33-year-old man charged after axe attackA 33-year-old man has been charged after an axe attack in Greymouth.22 Feb 07:27 AM
New ZealandDemo derby: Sarah sends the boys packingTwenty-four-year-old Greymouth glass worker Sarah Bellis took on the big boys and won to be the last car standing in Saturday's demolition derby.21 Feb 08:33 AM
Agribusiness'Reverse drought' stresses Coast farmersA terrible season with persistent rain, little sunshine and depressed prices is proving to be "the perfect storm" for stressed West Coast farmers.21 Feb 08:13 AM
New ZealandMiracle survivor Shelley Crooks back homeShelley Crooks has returned home and taken her first steps on crutches, after her incredible survival after being lost in rugged West Coast bush for six weeks.18 Feb 12:45 AM
New ZealandFault knocks out power to West CoastA fault at the Kikiwa substation near St Arnaud knocked out power to almost the entire West Coast this morning.17 Feb 11:37 PM
