West Coast

Community workshops are under way to help West Coast residents prepare for Covid-19.

The West Coast of the South Island has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting.

People on the West Coast are coming to terms with the discovery of human remains deep in the Pike River , more than a decade after the deadly explosion.

Footage showing bodies inside the Pike River mine was what loved ones of the 29 men killed in the disaster had been waiting for - but it was coupled with knowledge that none would be recovered.

A turbulent mix of emotions are being felt as - just two days shy of the 11th anniversary of the Pike River mine disaster- human remains have been discovered.

Part of a rural property and $10,000 in cash have been forfeited after a police investigation into a cannabis operation in Greymouth.

The loss of international visitors to West Coast glacier towns has caused job cuts, businesses to close and people to leave, but further up the Coast, the picture is a bit rosier.

In its first prosecution involving damage to a protected wetland, the West Coast Regional Council took John Cowan to court earlier this year for excavating a 270m-long drain adjoining Department of…

Governance costs for the West Coast Regional Council have nearly doubled in the past three months, prompting a "please explain" from the council's finance monitors.

Reefton's economic development officer Rachel Fifield says she and her husband would close the gym they operate rather than exclude people not vaccinated against Covid-19.

A new mental health unit for the West Coast is back on track after getting the nod from the government's capital investment committee.

Soaring rates bills on the West Coast are forcing some homeowners on low incomes to consider selling up.

A West Coast couple have chosen to close their gym, instead of turning away customers who are not vaccinated.

A new 'navigator' role has been created on the West Coast to support people impacted by methamphetamine, police say.

Almost three months after a fishing boat ran aground on the West Coast, a complex salvage operation to recover potential contaminants has been completed.

Most farmers have no intention of destroying native bush just to get in ahead of new rules protecting significant natural areas, according to Grey Valley farmer Anton Becker.

More than three months after severe flooding in Westport damaged hundreds of homes, many residents are left wondering when and if they will be able to return.

Barrytown JV Ltd wants resource consents from the Regional and Grey District Councils to mine privately-owned farmland for ilmenite and other minerals, over an eight-year period.

Almost three months after floodwaters ravaged the coastal town of Westport, 140 people remain in temporary accommodation, living in cabins, motels or with friends and family.