West Coast

A proposal to build the West Coast region's only aged care village will benefit all ages in the region, a local mayor says.

Federated Mountain Clubs has launched a last-minute bid to halt a controversial West Coast hydro scheme.

Snowfall warnings are in place for a clutch of South Island mountain passes, with flurries forecast to 200 and 300 metres for parts of Fiordland, Southland and Dunedin.

West Coasters will soon be able to find out online if their property or one they're thinking of buying, is at risk from liquefaction - or other damaging events.

A West Coast lines company has applied to fast track its plans to build a run-of-river hydro scheme on the Waitaha River.

Angry comments on community forums have grown more heated over the past fortnight as residents compare soaring rate bills, and potential water charges.

The assault occurred earlier this month, but police shared images of the man this afternoon.

Matt Butterfield could not quite believe their luck.

Rope lines were used to to enter the Tyneside Mine shaft near Dobson and rescue the person.

A Greymouth election candidate has called out councillors for laughing when they were asked about pushback over recent rate increases.

"By the time they come to us they've got toothache, or abscesses... they're in pain by the time they come to us." Audio

A year-long search for a new dentist has attracted little interest as residents are forced to wait up to six weeks for appointments. Audio

Requests for official information are on the rise on the West Coast, including some described as 'vexatious'.

Two protesters have ended their three-week stint in a giant coal bucket above the native bush.

The fire at the now abandoned hospital and asylum is being treated as suspicious.

He was convicted of sexual offending against girls and women at the West Coast Christian community.

The building was formerly a jail, then a psychiatric hospital.

The Conservation Department has offered a compromise over parking fees at Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks, after strong objections from locals.

Shane Jones says climate change debates are turning into a holy war, but protesters say it is the government that is stuck in the dark ages.