West Coast

Scientists say it could take hundreds of years to reverse damage to the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers brought on by climate change. Audio

There have been a series of earthquakes this morning near Arthur's Pass. Audio

The search for three climbers missing on Aoraki-Mt Cook has been suspended. Audio

The search for three climbers missing on Aoraki Mount Cook since Monday, has switched from a rescue effort to body recovery. Audio

River levels have dropped on the West Coast exposing the car that crashed through the guard rail of a bridge near Hari Hari. Audio

Up to four people are feared dead after their car smashed off a bridge and into Wanganui River in Westland. Audio

Worsening weather today could affect the search for three missing climbers on Aoraki Mount Cook. Audio

DOC hut warden Ross Harroway. Audio

Lester Rowntree bought the entire West Coast town of Otira earlier this year - including the hotel, hall, fire station and 14 houses on 20 hectares of leasehold land. This week they celebrated the… Audio

New Zealand landscape photographer who draws from his work of the last thirty years, much previously unpublished, for the new book, Spirit of the South, a photographic tribute to the mainland. Audio

Mine experts and families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine are unsure whether to keep fighting for entry into the mine. Audio

An international team of geologists, led by New Zealand, is drilling deep into the Alpine Fault to study the inner workings of a plate boundary fault. Audio

One of the first ever attempts to probe the inner workings of a major fault before it ruptures is underway in the small West Coast town of Whataroa. Audio

A spokesperson for Pike River families says they're holding on to the hope of a recovery effort and for charges to be laid over the disaster. Audio

Regional business people say Air New Zealand's decison to axe services to three provincial towns is another nail in the coffin for the regions. Audio

Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon says the airline will help any new player looking to take over the regional domestic services to Westport, Whakatane and Kaitaia that it will abandon. Audio

Westport farmer and former general manager of the Buller Community Development Company, Bruce Hamilton, says the loss of Air New Zealand services to Westport will be felt by local businesses and… Audio

All services will end to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport in April, and flights to Taupo, Palmerston North, Nelson, Hamilton and Whangarei will be pared back. Audio

Air New Zealand is axeing all its flights to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport. Audio