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KiwiRail accused of price gouging

Coastal erosion forces penguins to tackle 3m 'cliffs'

Buller mayor kept walking on broken leg

Maltreated dog found with chain wrapped around neck

Albino weka spotted on West Coast

Westport man used vehicle as weapon

Gold nugget thief taken down in a flying tackle

Drink driver 'playing Russian roulette'

A West Coast man who was shocked speechless when he was declined bail was even more bewildered when he was jailed on his 13th drink-driving conviction.

Store loses roof as winds hit Coast

Armed intruders break into home, detain couple

A couple suffered minor injuries when armed intruders wearing disguises burst into their West Coast home last night.

Man fined for pushing bicycle into path of off-duty cop's car

A West Coast man who pushed a bicycle into the path of a car, only to find the driver was an off-duty policeman, appeared in court yesterday.

Confidential medical notes still missing

Confidential medical notes about up to 65 mental health patients are still missing after being left on a Wellington bus.

Grey District Council mulls 'eco' burials

A West Coast council is considering the creation of an "eco cemetery".

Westland residents face 114km trip to dump rubbish

Denniston mine appeal thrown out

Conservationists fighting a decision to allow an Australian mining company to dig for coal on the West Coast's Denniston Plateau have suffered a major setback today.

Buller council confidentiality breach has happened before