West Coast

People living in Franz Josef are accusing the Westland District Council of misleading them over an Alpine fault plan they say will leave them stranded. Audio

The Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika for illegally incarcerating men from Parihaka in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio

Inevitable. The word Solid Energy's chief executive, Dan Clifford used yesterday when talking to MP's at a parliamentary select committee about the prospects of further job losses at the state owned… Audio

The Karekare Beach races had been an annual fundraising event for the tiny beachside community for nearly 30 years, but due to dwindling numbers, time was called in 2013. But with the local surf club… Audio

People living on the South Island's west coast are so concerned about some of the driving by tourists that they're having to take matters into their own hands. Audio

A Haast woman seized the rental car keys off a tourist after getting such a fright she recorded the wayward driving on her cellphone. Audio

Ministry of Transport figures show more than a third of road crashes in Westland between 2009 and 2013 involved foreign drivers. Audio

A West Coast council says it's working to sort out a dispute over the ownership of part of a graveyard sold to a private owner. Audio

Firefighters are using thermal imagery to identify hotspots and say they're pressing hard in the fight against the Flock Hill Station blaze near Arthur's Pass. Audio

A Great Walk for trampers could be created as a Pike River mine memorial, though it would pass close to where teenagers died in the Cave Creek tragedy. Audio

Kieran McKay: A veteran cave explorer whose team discovered New Zealand's deepest cave system in the Kahurangi National Park last year.

Hamish Campbell: A GNS Science geologist explains why New… Audio

Strong wind gusts and hot temperatures yesterday have set back fire fighting efforts against the Flock Hill Station blaze near Arthur's Pass. Audio

Firefighters are continuing to tackle the 3-hundred hectare fire at Flock Hill near Arthurs Pass and say it could take up to another five days to put it out. Audio

Strong gusts of wind and warmer temperatures are causing hotspots to reignite at the high country blaze near Arthur's Pass. Audio

Wind gusts have been reigniting hotspots in Arthur's Pass, slowing down ground crews moving in where aircraft have been battling the high country blaze. Audio

Extra firefighters from have joined the effort to tackle the large blaze burning on Flock Hill station in Arthur's Pass. Audio

The fire, near Arthur's Pass in Canterbury is now mostly contained, but is still burning. Audio

The Department of Conservation's technical fire support officer, Craig Alexander, says the hard work really starts this morning as six teams of firefighters work with heavy machinery, to cut down… Audio