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Former Pike River chief in court next week

Whooping cough on rise in Wellington

Mysterious flash of light in West Coast night sky

Disgraced surgeon in strife again

Goat killer an 'animal lover'

Pike River memorial: 'We want to bring them back'

Pike River families worried service could get political

DoC staff 'upset' mishap killed rare snails

PM's coalmine joke defended

PM's coalmine joke falls flat

PM reassures Pike River families

John Key today assured distraught Pike River family members that although the mine could be sold to a new owner, the mining licence would not be transferred until the 29 victims entombed inside the pit were brought home.

Multi sport star's lucky escape

Arrest after whitebaiting brawl

Pike River: Australian volunteers kept in the dark

Okarito: Reserve time for rare sights

As Jim Eagles found during a cruise in Okarito Lagoon, the area's most famous residents can be dauntingly camera-shy.

Tourist attack harms West Coast image