Family and friends of the Pike River 29 are protesting at the gates near the ill-fated West Coast mine in one final attempt to stop it from being sealed.

A District Court judge has refused to sentence a West Coast man over a cannabis growing operation because police had not considered the commercial aspect.

New 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.

A new book casts doubt on the history of the discovery of the West Coast's first payable gold.

Emergency works to reclaim the Hokitika spit, which is rapidly being eroded by the sea, are set to start this week.

Phoenix Coal has agreed to pay $46 million cash for Solid Energy's Stockton, Rotowaro and Maramarua mines.

Westland's new mayor has broken the mould by appointing two deputy mayors. Bruce Smith has appointed Latham Martin, the highest-polling

About 20 per cent of West Coast dairy farms could be in serious financial trouble, Federated Farmers heard at its quarterly meeting in Greymouth.

Filled with genuine photos of the MP, there were a few hints the Facebook page was not the official one.

Justine Tyerman learns the pin-step on a famous South Island river of ice.

A treasurer of a popular West Coast speedway has been charged with stealing more than $6000 in club cash. Tania Dawn Lind, 33, was

The Buller man turned himself in after escaping from police custody on Saturday night.

The Buller man who escaped from police custody on Saturday night will spend a month behind bars awaiting his next court appearance.

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.

Cannabis 'grow room' fire results in conviction for man who has lived 'under the radar'.

A 26-year-old Buller man wanted by police after he escaped custody has handed himself in.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

The person was critically injured in the crash at Greymouth Motorcycle Street Races, and died on their way to hospital.

The mother of Trent O'Connell - who was 17 when he died on State Highway 7 on October 9 last year - recalls that day.

A partnership agreement was signed yesterday as delegates of the Chinese Government group were hosted in Hokitika for the day.

Man in court after house fire thought to have started from a cannabis oil explosion in the kitchen.

Photos of the victim of a serious assault which were splattered over a private Facebook page are being investigated by police.

Constable Quirke shoots Stanley Graham and brings to an end one of New Zealand's worst mass shootings that killed seven men.

The 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.

It 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.

Tributes are pouring in for the former head of the Council of Trade Unions who died this morning after a battle with lung cancer.

Vet says in the past two weeks unvaccinated dogs in the town had been hit hard by the deadly parvovirus.

After working undercover in the drug and gang scene, retiring Police Assoc boss says he relied on rugby, possum trapping and the West Coast to sort out his head.

Up to 30 West Coast patients won't get scheduled surgery or outpatient consultations next week as a result of the junior doctors' strike.

The West Coast rugby player who underwent emergency brain surgery after collapsing straight after a Heartland Championship match against