Priest escapes floods only to have house gutted by fire He escaped the floods but faulty wiring gutted a priest's …

More South Island mayors join call for minister to halt water reforms But Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says…

Pike River families picket to stop mine being sealed Pike River families are staging a blockade at the mine site to st…

Changes to whitebait fishing rules don't go far enough, environmental group says Whitebaiting will be banned in Ab…

Police name 81-year-old woman who died in Hokitika roadworks crash It is thought she may have a medical event before p…

Pike River Recovery Agency reaches rockfall at top of mine tunnel The agency has marked the end point of its journey u…

Missing West Coast gold dredge's epic 500km journey A West Coast miner's missing gold dredge has been spotted …

Boost for fishing recruits on the West Coast Call for Kiwis to fill fishing jobs as industry funds new West Coast scho…

New workers to plant 478,000 native trees and create shared pathway in Punakaiki Hundreds of thousands of trees will b…

Woman nearly four times over the limit drove wrong way up Greymouth take-away drive through Nelson woman blew nearly f…

Houses, haircuts and pies hot property in Karamea A tiny West Coast town boasts house prices at half the national aver…

Jury considers verdict in trial of father accused of murdering his baby Jurors will decide whether a baby died after a…

Hokitika baby's injuries could not have been caused by a fall, experts say CJ Bodhi White died from "a conste…

Little blue penguin rescued from ocean drilling site near Hokitika Contractors drilling a pipeline on a West Coast bea…