A tractor on the West Coast that was reported missing has been found, and a woman has been trespassed after trying to order a birthday cake.

Police today said the 17-year-old youth would appear in Westport District Court on Thursday.

Residents of Westport's Riley Place have had enough of burst water pipes on the street cutting off their water supply.

A "Roman candle" in the sky led firefighters to a blaze at a Westport joinery factory last night.

A decade-long project to save endangered giant snails from a West Coast coal mine will finish next year.

A Westport man has narrowly avoided being sent to prison after he was convicted of dealing methamphetamine.

Sounds Air is pleased with passenger loadings for the few days of its Westport to Wellington service, despite one empty flight.

A Westport man who lost control during an incident with animal control has been ordered to pay for the damage he caused.

Westport families have complained about ongoing poor drainage around their homes. Council employees have met and have been working with one family to find a solution.

The two French tourists caught in a slip in the lower Buller Gorge a fortnight ago believe they have been unfairly charged an excess of $2000 for damage to their rental camper.

A 44-year-old Westport man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography was convicted and sentenced to two months’ home detention and 250 hours of community service.

A 21-year-old Westport woman sold $12,000 of furniture -including a couch and fridge - from the furnished house she was renting.

Torrential rain which caused flooding and forced the closure of schools and roads across the West Coast has eased, but more heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.

A teenager who died when a car he was travelling in crashed down a steep bank has today been named by police.

Twenty people have rescued an American tourist from a West Coast cave after the woman suffered a suspected broken leg yesterday.

A 1-year-old child has drowned in a temporary backyard pool at a residential address in Manurewa today.

A 21-month-old girl was playing outside her Westport home before she died after falling into a farm pond yesterday, police said.

A man ran to Westport District Court in gumboots yesterday so as not to miss his appearance.

A Wellington plumber has been fined $4500, following investigation into work carried out in Westport, including the installation of a hot water cylinder that blew up.

A fatal microlight crash near Westport has been blamed on the pilot breaking Civil Aviation rules.

Westport police say an 18-year-old on a quad bike who was arrested after driving around in circles on the street at 12.30am may have been trying to bait police.

Police have arrested a man who allegedly assaulted a woman in Westport last month.

A train driver was unaware that a car had crashed into the side of his coal train near Greymouth.

Bathurst Resources, which has cut jobs and delayed the start to its Denniston mine, may raise up to $6.87m in a discounted share placement.