West Coast

A man's body has been recovered from a car found in Buller River near Westport on the West Coast.

The government has ignored the requests of Pike River victims' families in its plan to put a camera in the mine, one widow says, and is simply stalling for election day.

Multiple investigations and the resignation of the chief executive have not undermined Westland ratepayers' confidence in their council, the district's mayor says.

The body of a man has been found after he went swimming in the Taipo River, near Jacksons on the West Coast, late last night.

Eleven of New Zealand's rarest kiwi have been released to a sanctuary on the West Coast today.

An 18-year-old who died in a workplace accident as he was re-piling a house on the West Coast has been named.

A dog trapped down a tomo - or sinkhole - on the West Coast for two days has this morning emerged safe and well.

The body of a woman has been found in bushes near a beach in Westport.

The discovery of two Hector's dolphins on South Island beaches is raising questions over whether enough is being done to protect the endangered species.

A US-based helicopter manufacturer has criticised a New Zealand report into a fatal crash involving one of its aircraft.

A group of Māori and Pākehā grandmothers want conservation orders placed on 38 rivers on the South Island's West Coast.

The helicopter pilot who died in a crash on the South Island's West Coast on Monday has been named.

One man hopes to give travelling Lions fans a taste of Kiwi culture through the time-honoured tradition of billeting.

People who left the religious community told government investigators Gloriavale leaders knew about sexual and physical abuse, but did almost nothing about it.

Police are now at the remote area near Reefton where a light helicopter crashed yesterday, killing one person.

Leanne Ryall, 50, was last seen walking down a street in the West Coast town last Friday.

Freight trains will be running from the West Coast to Christchurch from today and the TranzAlpine resumes on Wednesday after a six-week closure.