New ZealandRock climber falls 15m down cliffThe 26-year-old man is critically ill after suffering a head injury.04 Apr 02:33 AM
New ZealandReward for living kokako reaches $10,000The bird was thought extinct until 2013 when sightings prompted it to be reclassified.03 Apr 03:44 AM
New ZealandDolphin-safe fishing to cost $40m plusWWF-NZ says a shift to safer fishing practices to protect the Maui's dolphin is possible.02 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandProbe outcome 'weak': Gloriavale leaderA Gloriavale leader says the secretive community needs to be held to account28 Mar 11:03 PM
New ZealandMissing woman: Police may search area againPolice may re-search an area previously covered in the hunt for a missing Westport woman.28 Mar 02:03 AM
New ZealandWet weather ruins rugby fieldCass Square took a hammering from two recent big events in the rain.28 Mar 01:25 AM
BusinessNew jobs fears at Westland Milk ProductsUp to 16 unionised jobs could go under a "jobs review" by Westland Milk Product.28 Mar 01:18 AM
New ZealandOne dead in West Coast chopper crashCrashed helicopter already on accident commission's watchlist.27 Mar 05:52 PM
New ZealandShock as ambulance station for saleSt John volunteers in shock after station put on the market without their knowledge.24 Mar 01:32 AM
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
