Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Westport man, Willem van Vuuren, 54, who was reported missing on May 12.

Lightning strikes have fried modems and computers in Westport over the past week.

Police have charged a 22-year-old man with arson in relation to three fires in Westport's main street in recent months.

Kiwi woman Lucretia Britt says she knows her home and business are still standing in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Canada, but has no idea of how badly damaged they are.

Searches throughout Buller have failed to find missing Westport man, Willem Hendrik van Vuuren, aged 54.

Housing New Zealand has sold 18 state houses on the West Coast over the past four years netting $2,852,600.

WorkSafe has decided not to prosecute Landcorp for the quadbike death of a Westport dairy assistant a year ago.

A man is in critical condition after falling from a truck at a wharf onto a boat below.

All four schools in the Westport area have fewer students than they did this time last year -- a sign of the times say their principals.