West Coast
New minerals lab to open on the West Coast
A new minerals lab on the West Coast could help boost value-added manufacturing, backers say.
Coalition policies creating industry crisis - mining industry
The chairperson of Minerals West Coast says the industry is facing its worst-ever crisis due to the policies of a hostile government.
Behind the lens with a Kiwi Pulitzer Prize winner
Norway-based former West Coaster Mel Burford didn't pick up a camera until she was 19, but in 2006 she became the first New Zealander to win a Pulitzer Prize for photography, for coverage of Hurricane… Audio
New environmental regulation burdening communities - mayor
Bruce Smith is warning new layers of regulation is a death knell for his community.
Warning of heavy rain, flooding for West Coast
People on the West Coast are being warned of heavy rain, and the risk of flooding, in the next few days.
Mother who entered Pike River mine: 'I felt empty, numb'
It's been almost 10 years since the Pike River mine disaster and yesterday, as families stood closer than ever been before to where the victims died, they described how they felt. Audio
'Lots of tears' as Pike River families enter mine drift
Pike River families have laid flowers and taken small rocks as mementoes as they visit the seal to the mine for the first time.
Pike River families to go 170 metres into mine drift
The Pike River families are set to go 170 metres into the mine drift - further than they have previously been able to go since the disaster. Audio
Ploughing to the top
National ploughing champion Bob Merhtens hails from Timaru. He's recently returned from the 'United States where he's been doing what he loves best...
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Ploughing to the top
National ploughing champion Bob Merhtens hails from Timaru. He's recently returned from the 'United States where he's been doing what he loves best...
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Family of girl swept into river speak of 'incomprehensible' time
The family of a nine-year-old girl swept into a West Coast river say they are in shock and grief over their precious only child.
Student Volunteer Army heads to West Coast
The Student Volunteer Army will be planting flax along the Fox River, cleaning beaches, repairing tracks, cleaning a community centre - and more.
Rugby talk with a West Coast farmer
Dairy farmer and rugby coach Blair Mirfin chats to Cosmo Kentish-Barnes about club rugby on the Coast and who'll do well in Japan. Audio
Rugby talk with a West Coast farmer
Dairy farmer and rugby coach Blair Mirfin chats to Cosmo Kentish-Barnes about club rugby on the Coast and who'll do well in Japan.
AudioChemical spill could have exposed Hokitika cyclists to harmful substance
Warning after an industrial chemical spill onto a public cycleway in Hokitika.
Canterbury, West Coast initiatives to get PGF boost
A driver mentoring initiative for young parents, migrants, at risk youths and youths without parental support is getting a $2m boost.
Westland Milk promises better after non-competitive payout
Westland Milk has delivered its farmer suppliers a milk payout it admits is not competitive, but says its new owners will do better.
Power company at odds with environment minister
South Island power company Westpower says the government's decision to stop it building a hydro power scheme on the West Coast is a victory for minority environmental interests over common sense. Audio
Rejected Hydro-electric scheme 'undermined area's intrinsic values'
Plans to build a hydro-electric power scheme on a West Coast river have been declined.
Road to Fox Glacier will not reopen, engineers say
The road to Fox Glacier cannot be reopened, after a landslide swept through in February, engineers say.
