New ZealandWest Coast man jailed for serious assault on wifeA Ngahere man who almost strangled his mother after earlier assaulting his wife was this week sentenced to 11 months in jail.16 Apr 05:35 AM
New ZealandMan remanded on bail over sex chargesA 78-year-old Westport man has been further remanded on bail to appear in the Greymouth District Court in June on charges related to historic sex offending.24 Mar 05:35 AM
New ZealandTourist driver sentenced over crashA judge has taken a German tourist's word that she will voluntarily pay thousands of dollars in compensation to a motorcyclist that she seriously injured in a head-on crash.23 Mar 03:19 AM
New ZealandTourist's workshop smashA rental car driven by a tourist smashed through the plate glass window of a Hokitika automotive workshop, giving workers a fright and causing $40,000 of damage.19 Mar 12:58 AM
New ZealandHard road out of GloriavaleThe daughter of Gloriavale leader Neville Cooper, who walked out of the commune after 41 years, says the latest family to leave face a hard road.12 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandNo one at Gloriavale 'against their will'Gloriavale Christian Community has responded to accusations they were living in a "false system", by saying that "no one is here against their will".11 Mar 07:27 PM
New ZealandRenter steals $12k of furnitureA 21-year-old Westport woman sold $12,000 of furniture -including a couch and fridge - from the furnished house she was renting.11 Mar 04:42 AM
New ZealandFamily walks out on Gloriavale communeA family of 14 have walked out on a West Coast religious commune to start a new life after concluding they had been living in a “false system”.11 Mar 03:22 AM
New ZealandDriver crashes over bank, into riverA driver was swept more than 200m downstream and found clinging to a tree after his small truck went over a bank and into the Buller River.19 Feb 10:48 PM
New ZealandHundreds of cattle left to starve"There were dead animals in drains." A vet has described an horrific case of mistreating cattle on a farm as the worst he has seen.17 Feb 06:42 AM
New ZealandJetboaters ignore pleas to help swimmerA desperate plea by 15 bystanders for passing jetboats to rescue a 30-year-old struggling in the chilly waters of the Hokitika Gorge were ignored by the boaties.09 Feb 03:32 AM
New ZealandTourist rescued from West Coast caveTwenty people have rescued an American tourist from a West Coast cave after the woman suffered a suspected broken leg yesterday.01 Feb 07:25 PM
TravelTranzAlpine track: A tale of two countriesThe craggy and wild Main Divide really does split New Zealand into two different landscapes, writes Bronwyn Sell.29 Jan 01:00 AM
New ZealandMan sentenced after he punched, kicked cowA Reefton man who punched and kicked a cow at the Cape Foulwind dairy farm where he worked has been sentenced to community detention and community work.23 Jan 03:22 AM
TravelRoom check: Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz JosefEven the rain has a five-star edge at Te Waonui Forest Retreat, finds Bronwyn Sell.16 Jan 02:00 AM
AirlinesBook charts airline's bumpy ride to topEighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".26 Dec 04:00 PM
